Second brother arrested after deadly Sandy Springs shooting

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. - Two brothers have been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting at a Sandy Springs apartment complex on Tuesday night.

What we know:

Two brothers have been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting at a Sandy Springs apartment complex on Tuesday night.

It happened around 8:20 p.m. at the Hudson Northridge apartments, located at 550 Northridge Parkway. According to the Sandy Springs Police Department, officers arrived to find a person who had been shot. Medics pronounced that person dead at the scene. 

Authorities have since identified the victim as 29-year-old Justin Tucker.

Police identified the suspects as two brothers, 26-year-old Derrick Washington and 20-year-old Mason Washington. Investigators said the brothers were arguing with Tucker in a parking lot before the shooting took place.

1 arrested, another on the run in Sandy Springs murder

One brother has been arrested, while the other remains on the run after a deadly shooting at a Sandy Springs apartment complex on Tuesday night. 

Derrick Washington was arrested at his apartment Tuesday night. Mason was on the run for nearly a day, but jail records show he has since been arrested. Both men face charges of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.

What they're saying:

Police said witness statements helped them quickly identify the suspects.

Authorities noted that the suspects and the victim lived at the complex.

Some residents told FOX 5 the shooting left them unable to access their apartments for hours. 

"We saw the canine dogs, we saw, you know, police and everybody looking through the bushes for this person, but they didn't find the person at all," a resident who did not want to be identified said. 

That resident said the shooting has them concerned for their safety. 

"My two nieces, two young children, 14 years old, and this is not the kind of atmosphere that you want them to be living under, because you just never know. You might be coming down the elevator, and you get shot," she said. 

What we don't know:

It remains unclear what the argument was about. Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Sandy Springs Police Department.