Overview
- Officers found 23-year-old Shakiya Pridgen suffering multiple gunshot wounds inside a Decatur home and she and her unborn child later died at a hospital.
- A joint operation by the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office and the U.S. Marshals Service located and arrested 26-year-old Devin Anthony at a Riverdale residence and booked him into DeKalb County Jail.
- Anthony is charged with malice murder, feticide and aggravated assault with intent to murder and is being held without bond.
- Investigators say the shooting appears to have involved gunfire directed into the home from outside, but they have not disclosed a motive or confirmed any relationship between the suspect and the victim.
- Officials described the incident as senseless violence that devastated the victim’s family and community and said the active probe will determine next steps and potential court actions.