2 Arrested In Shooting Death Of Powder Springs Man

POWDER SPRINGS, GA -- Police have arrested two men in the fatal shooting of a Cobb County man, authorities said. Cobb police are still investigating the shooting, which took place Saturday inside a home in the 5100 block of Glendora Drive in Powder Springs.

Officers arrived at the home to find a man inside bleeding from gunshot wounds, police said. (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app.)

The victim, identified as 20-year-old Dazel Johnson of Powder Springs was rushed to Wellstar South Cobb Hospital, where he later died, according to Cobb police spokesman Sgt. Dana Pierce.

Cobb investigators were then contacted by Douglas County Sheriff’s Office officials, who told them about two possible suspects in the shooting, Pierce said. As a result, Cobb detectives were able to make two arrests in the case.

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Cobb police took 24-year-old Mikal Reid of Douglasville and Ross Roberts, 25, also of Douglasville, into custody. The duo are charged with felony murder, aggravated assault and armed robbery, police said.

Authorities are asking anyone with information on this shooting to call the Cobb County Police Department’s Crimes Against Persons Unit at (770) 499-3945.

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