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Hinesville > Atlanta Murder Suspect Captured in East Georgia

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HINESVILLE — The man authorities believe shot and killed a man last week outside a DeKalb County motel was captured Tuesday in east Georgia.

The Atlanta Journal Constitution is reporting that, according to DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Cynthia Williams, the suspect, Zaki Rauf Musheem, was detained Tuesday by authorities in Hinesville. Musheem, who had not previously been named as a suspect, has been charged with felony murder in connection with the death of Keith Toney Wood, who was shot outside the Stone Mountain Inn near Tucker on April 8th.

Officers responded to the motel on the 1800 block of Mountain Industrial Boulevard around 7:30 p.m. that day and found a man dead from a gunshot wound.

“According to the preliminary investigation, the victim and suspect were involved in a verbal altercation that escalated and the suspect pulled out a weapon and shot the victim,” DeKalb police spokeswoman Mekka Parish said at the time.

Information regarding how Musheem was identified as a suspect was not released. Williams said he was detained by Liberty County authorities after his location was determined by DeKalb County authorities.