Advanced DNA testing leads to arrest in 2020 Gwinnett County cold case

The Brief

  • The Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested 27-year-old Rashad Jackson for the August 2020 murder of Tyler Hall in Norcross.
  • Advanced forensic DNA testing and genealogical profiling conducted in early 2024 helped investigators identify Jackson as a suspect.
  • Jackson faces counts of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, armed robbery, and firearm possession.

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. Advanced DNA testing has led to an arrest in the 2020 cold case murder of a 21-year-old man found shot to death inside his Gwinnett County home, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI).

What we know:

GBI investigators charged Rashad Jackson, 27, of DeKalb County, with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, armed robbery, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.

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