Cigarette butt linked DeKalb man to deadly motel shooting, DA says
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A DeKalb County man convicted in the 2020 slaying of a 50-year-old was sentenced to life in prison after officials said a cigarette butt and a pistol linked him to the deadly motel shooting.

From the Atlanta Journal Constitution Crime News:

A 23-year-old who was convicted in the 2020 killing of a 50-year-old man at a DeKalb County motel was sentenced Thursday to life in prison.