DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - Police said a teenager faces a murder charge after shooting his twin brother in the face on Monday in a home in DeKalb County.Police said 17-year-old Xavier Hayes was arrested and booked in DeKalb County Jail for felony murder and aggravated assault.
His brother, 17-year-old Dimitri Hayes, was pronounced dead at a hospital.At the scene, police described the shooting as "accidental.""It looks like one brother shot the other brother, he was just a pronounced deceased," said DeKalb County Police Sgt.
Lynn Shuler. Xavier Hayes Three DeKalb County police patrol units were investigating at around 5 a.m. Monday in front of a home on Young Knoll Street.Police initially said the 17-year-old boys were playing with a gun in their bedroom at around 3:30 a.m.
on Monday, and the boys didn't realize the gun was loaded. "It’s a black semi-automatic weapon handgun," said Sgt. Shuler. GUN ACCIDENTALLY FIRES INSIDE WALMART, INJURING 4 PEOPLEPolice investigated at a home on Young Knoll Street in DeKalb County.