Police arrest suspect wanted for killing teen during vigil in DeKalb County
Kendell Torrence (DeKalb County Sheriff's Office)
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - DeKalb County police said officers arrested a suspect for the murder of a 17-year-old at a candlelight vigil.
Police said 23-year-old Kendell Torrence was charged with murder and booked into DeKalb County Jail.
Police said they shot and killed another teenager and injured two others, including a child, on Flat Shoals Road. Police said the group gathered for a candlelight vigil for Taneaious McCune, an 18-year-old who was murdered just days before on Gresham Road. Officers were told a person walked up to the 17-year-old and shot him before fleeing on foot.
Candles line the parking lot of a Flat Shoals Road apartment complex during a vigil that was interrupted by gunfire on Nov. 27, 2022. (FOX 5)
Police said they found a 17-year-old boy dead at the scene. A 16-year-old had a gunshot wound on his hand but was taken to a nearby hospital in stable condition. An 11-year-old shot in the finger at the vigil was later found at the Walmart on Gresham Road and taken to the hospital.