Overview
- The spree, which unfolded Monday across Decatur, Brookhaven and Panthersville, left two women dead and a man in critical condition according to local police.
- Georgia State Patrol stopped the suspect’s car in Troup County later Monday, and investigators say ammunition and shell casings in the vehicle matched evidence from a murder scene.
- Federal prosecutors charged Olaolukitan Adon Abel with illegal gun possession as a convicted felon and charged Damon Marquis Yarns, who they say bought the 9mm pistol for him and lied on the purchase form.
- State prosecutors have already charged Abel, a 26-year-old U.K. native and Navy veteran who became a U.S. citizen in 2022, with two counts of malice murder along with aggravated assault and firearms offenses.
- Authorities say the motive remains unknown as ATF and local police review the timeline and any victim links, and roommates report Abel left their shared house after a late-night thermostat dispute shortly before the attacks.