DEKALB – A DeKalb man is dead after a Sunday afternoon shooting. Around 1:45 PM, the DeKalb Police Department was called to the 800 block of Russell Road for 33-year-old Carl Austin, who was found unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds. He was later pronounced dead at an area hospital. After an investigation, 20-year-old Romel A. Hollingsworth Jr. was apprehended and a firearm was reportedly recovered. Hollingsworth was charged with First Degree Murder according to the Dekalb County State’s Attorney’s Office.
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