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Navy Veteran Charged in Random Atlanta Shooting, Two Dead

4/17/2026

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Olaolukitan Adon Abel, a 26-year-old Navy veteran, was charged with malice murder and aggravated assault.
The shooting near Atlanta killed two women, including a Department of Homeland Security employee, and left a homeless man critically injured.
Authorities described the attacks as random near Decatur, Georgia.
Abel is in DeKalb County Jail.
The motive remains unclear.

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Olaolukitan Adon Abel, a 26-year-old Navy veteran, was charged with malice murder and aggravated assault.
The shooting near Atlanta killed two women, including a Department of Homeland Security employee, and left a homeless man critically injured.
Authorities described the attacks as random near Decatur, Georgia.
Abel is in DeKalb County Jail.
The motive remains unclear.