Authorities have arrested a 22-year-old Snellville man in the fatal Halloween shooting of a Decatur resident at a gas station on Snapfinger Woods Drive.
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office said Cortez Florence was taken into custody Thursday at an apartment complex off South Hairston Road.
Florence has been charged with malice murder. The sheriff’s office said he was arrested without incident and taken to the DeKalb County Jail, where he is being held without bond.
Investigators said he is accused of killing 27-year-old Quintin Lewis after a verbal altercation on October 31.
According to the arrest warrant, the confrontation happened at a Shell station on Snapfinger Woods Drive. DeKalb County police previously reported finding a man in his 20s shot to death in the 5000 block of the same road around 9:24 p.m. on Halloween. Officers believed a gunfight may have taken place near the gas pumps.
Anyone with information about the shooting has been encouraged to contact DeKalb County police anonymously through the Tip411 app or by texting DKPD to 847411.
