DeKalb brothers, 21 and 17, shot to death in basement, family says

Two young brothers were shot to death in the basement of a DeKalb County home Monday.

The shooting happened at a home on Emerald Lake Drive. Police found a 21-year-old and a 17-year-old with gunshot wounds. One victim died on the way to the hospital and the other died at the hospital.

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Family members have identified the victims as brothers Broderick Shovely III, 21, and Santino Shovely, 17.

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Investigators were able to track the suspects to a home on Rockey Valley Drive and took them to the DeKalb County Jail. The suspects have not been identified. Police did not give a motive for the shooting.

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The community has set up a GoFundMe to help the boys’ parents bury them.

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