Murder suspect now in custody
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He was captured Oct. 22 by the DeKalb Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Squad.
Deputies arrested the 26-year-old Lithonia resident without incident at an unnamed location at Panola Road and Covington Highway in Lithonia and charged him with murder of Joshua Cortell Franklin, 22, also of Lithonia.
Cooper allegedly shot Franklin with a handgun on Oct. 20, near 5653 Saint Thomas Drive in Lithonia.
According to police reports, an hour before the shooting, the two were involved in an altercation at Petite Lane and Young Road.
After the shooting, witnesses took Franklin to a nearby hospital where he died from his wounds.
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