Crime Carrollton Saturday, October 3, 2026
Carrollton man charged with murder after apartment shooting
Carrollton police say Malachi Manjuan Smith, 24, was shot and later died at Magnolia Lakes Apartments, and Matthew DeAndre Durrett, 28, was charged with murder and possession of a firearm during a felony, the Times-Georgian reported September 14, 2026. The story says the investigation remains active. Officers were sent to 717 Burns Road at about 8:22 p.m. Sunday after a shots-fired report.
The Times-Georgian reported on September 14, 2026, that a Carrollton man was killed Sunday night in a shooting at Magnolia Lakes Apartments and that another man has been charged with his murder. The story, citing the Carrollton Police Department, says officers responded to the complex at 717 Burns Road at about 8:22 p.m. after a report of shots fired and a person wounded. Officers found Malachi Manjuan Smith, 24, of Carrollton, outside Building 4 with a gunshot wound. The story says that while officers were providing medical aid, a man approached them and identified himself as the shooter. Smith was taken to Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton, where he was later pronounced dead.
Police identified the suspect as Matthew DeAndre Durrett, 28, of Carrollton. The story says Durrett was charged with murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Investigators believe the shooting followed an altercation between Smith and Durrett, according to the Carrollton Police Department. The story says the investigation remains active and ongoing. It asks anyone with information to contact Detective Matt Jones at 770-834-4451 or mjones@carrollton-ga.gov.
The report is a murder charge, not a conviction, and the story says the investigation remains active. The article does not describe a weapon beyond the firearm charge, and it does not give a courtroom date.
What we know: The September 14, 2026, Times-Georgian report says Smith died after a Sunday-night shooting at 717 Burns Road, Durrett was charged with murder and firearm possession during a felony, and the investigation was still active.
What we don't: The story does not state a court date, a bond amount, or whether anyone else was injured.
Source: Times-Georgian