Crime & Safety

Man Arrested in Double Shooting

One man died and a woman from Tucker was severely wounded.

Jamell Richmond, a Lilburn resident, was arrested and charged with murder after Tuesday's , in which one man died and a woman was critically wounded.

Police identified the deceased victim as 29-year-old Demarcus Collins, who lived at the house where the shooting took place, Cpl. Ed Ritter of the Gwinnett County Police Department said in a statement.

The surviving victim is Monica Tamez, 32, from Tucker. Hospitalized in critical condition Tuesday, Tamez is expected to survive, Ritter said.

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Richmond, 40, was also charged with two counts of aggravated assault.

The investigation is continuing, Ritter said.

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