DeKalb County Police have arrested one man in the shooting deaths of two off-duty officers and were searching for at least one more suspect late Wednesday night.
“The is step one,” said Police Chief Terrell Bolton at a hastily called news conference Wednesday night. He then spoke to other suspects: “We will not rest until all of you are brought in and justice is served.”
Herbie DeShawn Durham, 32, was charged with two counts of murder at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday after being questioned at police headquarters, Bolton said.
The chief refused to elaborate on any motive for the killings or how Durham was identified and captured. Bolton released few details about Durham, except to say he had a criminal record. The chief instead focused on the department’s anguish. “This is the beginning of the healing process,” he said.