Decatur suspect arrested in shooting death outside Kroger 

An argument outside a grocery store is what police say may have led to the shooting death of Jeremiah Flemister on Aug. 7. 

The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit investigators, Field K9 Unit and SWAT team members arrested 27-year-old Dra James of Decatur on Aug. 9 on a warrant charging him with felony murder in the incident.

According to the warrant, an altercation that allegedly began inside the Kroger at 3479 Memorial Drive in Decatur spilled out onto the parking lot where Flemister, a Decatur resident, was shot and killed. Video surveillance captured the incident law enforcement officials said.

James was located on Aug. 9 at a residence in Lithonia, where he was taken into custody without incident and transported to the DeKalb County Jail.