A Columbia, South Carolina boy was arrested in Atlanta for the fatal shooting of two young men earlier this month.
The 16-year-old reportedly fled to Atlanta after shooting and killing Dominic Goodwin and Xavier J. Hopkins, both 22, just five minutes away from Hopkins’ home on July 9.
South Fulton Police Department and the Georgia Bureau of Investigations located the juvenile suspect and contacted the Richland County Sheriff’s Office.
“They found numerous guns, he had guns with him. One of the guns that we’ve already matched as one of the murder weapons,” Sheriff Leon Lott said.
“Another sad case of young people making very bad decisions.”
The sheriff added that more than 20 rounds were fired at the victims suggesting the teen did not act alone.
Goodwin’s grieving mother mourned the loss of her son and his childhood friend.
“I am not supposed to be burying my son, my son is supposed to be burying me,” Tiffany Barber said.
