Competency hearing set for man accused in 2021 Acworth double murder

The man accused of killing a Cherokee County firefighter and his wife inside their Acworth home in 2021 is appearing in Cobb County Superior Court for a competency hearing.

Matthew Lanz is accused of killing his neighbors, Justin and Amber Hicks, in November 2021. The case stunned the community, with neighbors describing the incident as completely unexpected.

“I had several interactions with him and I never would have expected anything,” one neighbor said…

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