Two accused murderers connected to two different crimes were arrested at the same DeKalb County house Friday morning, according to the sheriff’s office.
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit, with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service, arrested 22-year-old Robert Grady and 20-year-old Hamid Dawd Waykuur. The men are suspects in two separate fatal shootings that occurred more than a year apart. Both arrests took place at the same residence on Cedarbrook Drive in Decatur.
Grady faces malice murder charges in connection with a deadly shooting outside an adult entertainment club on Brockett Road. According to authorities, Grady and another person exited a Jeep and opened fire on three people inside a vehicle. The shooting killed 31-year-old Gary Matthews of Lithonia and left another man critically injured.
Waykuur is charged with malice murder in connection with the June 2024 fatal shooting of 17-year-old Messiah Battle of Clarkston. That incident occurred at the Springdale Glen Apartments located in the 3800 block of Brockett Trail.
Both Grady and Waykuur are being held without bond at the DeKalb County Jail.
