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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