SMYRNA, Ga. — Authorities say a man was found dead on the ground outside a motel in Smyrna.
Cobb County police say the man was shot multiple times and died outside the Masters Inn late Wednesday night. Police on Thursday identified the victim as Demetrius Towns of Atlanta.
Police say one of two suspects, 23-year-old Fredrick Hodge of Marietta, has been arrested. He faces charges of felony murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He being held without bond, and it wasn’t immediately clear whether he had a lawyer who could comment on the charges.
Police were questioning a second person about the shooting.
Authorities say the shooting started off as an argument inside one of the rooms at the motel, then spilled onto the breezeway.