Teen Arrested for Fatal Shooting of DeKalb County Woman at Family Gathering
A 16-year-old has been arrested and charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Sametria McCord, 29, during a repast in DeKalb County on May 24. The incident occurred around 7 p.m. outside a home on Chestnut Hill Circle, where McCord was struck by gunfire and later died at Grady Memorial Hospital, just days after starting her job there. Attendees reported the shots came from several houses away, and McCord's sister expressed her shock at the close call, revealing she had just been with her moments before the shooting.
October 16, 2024
