1 arrested on murder charge in shooting outside Sandy Springs Kroger
A man suspected in the recent shooting death of a 22-year-old in the parking lot of a Sandy Springs shopping center has been arrested on multiple charges, including murder. A second man suspected in the same shooting remains at large.
Cortney Demar White, 35, contacted authorities to turn himself in Monday, according to Sandy Springs police spokesman Sgt. Sal Ortega. White was arrested on charges of murder, two counts of aggravated assault with intent to murder, and aggravated battery.
A second man, 25-year-old Devonte Lavonne Childs, has not been found, Ortega said. Sandy Springs police have secured a warrant on multiple charges, including murder, aggravated assault with intent to murder and multiple gun counts.
White and Childs are accused of shooting two men during what police described as a botched drug deal last week outside a Kroger. Both victims were injured and taken to the hospital where one man, Yemi Ezekiel Mabiaku of Atlanta, died. The second man, who has not been identified by police, is expected to survive.
Childs is still a fugitive and considered armed and dangerous, Ortega said. Investigators are asking anyone with information to contact Sandy Springs police Detective Pearson at JPearson@SandySpringsGa.Gov or by phone at 770-551-6939.
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Henri Hollis is a restaurant critic and food reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, where he covers Atlanta’s restaurants, chefs and dining culture. As part of the AJC’s Food & Dining team, he reviews new restaurants, reports on industry trends and explores metro Atlanta’s culinary scene through the neighborhoods and people that shape it.
