Fight over cellphone leads to deadly DeKalb ghost gun shooting

The Brief

  • A 27-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison for a deadly Decatur shooting involving an untraceable gun.
  • Investigators say four men confronted the victim in an apartment complex breezeway before shots were fired.
  • A Georgia Bureau of Investigation technician testified that the fatal bullets came from an untraceable “ghost gun.”

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. A 27-year-old man will spend the rest of his life in prison after a jury convicted him in a deadly shooting at a Decatur apartment complex, officials announced.

What we know:

DeKalb County prosecutors said Azavier Lilly opened fire during a confrontation on Candler Road, killing 28-year-old Rashad Walker with an untraceable firearm.

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