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Smith was taken into custody by the FBI Atlanta’s Violent Crimes Task Force, according to Dayton police.
#Captured - Christopher Smith, who was charged in connection to two shootings that happened within hours of each other on 12/5/19 & left 2 people dead & 1 wounded was found & taken into custody by @FBIAtlanta Violent Crimes Task Force.
— Dayton Police Dept. (@DaytonPolice) January 14, 2020
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He was captured Sunday in Stockbridge, Georgia, according to the FBI.
“You can run but … FBI Atlanta helps out law enforcement partners with arrest of suspect in double murder,” FBI Atlanta posted on Twitter.
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You can run but.... #FBI Atlanta helps our law enforcement partners in Dayton with arrest of suspect in double murder. We picked him up on Sunday in Stockbridge.https://t.co/9EJe4X5rhI
— FBI Atlanta (@FBIAtlanta) January 14, 2020
Both shootings took place hours apart on Dec. 5 and within about 100 feet of each other.
The first shooting took place around 3 a.m. outside Rick’s Jazz Club on Lakeview Avenue.
Smith reportedly shot Harris and William Earnest with a .40 caliber handgun, killing Harris and injuring Earnest.
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Nearly eight hours later, around 10:30 a.m., Smith allegedly shot Brown in front of the Save Food Super Market on Germantown Street, according to court records.
Brown was taken to a local hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
The shootings reportedly took place in front of multiple witnesses, with most of the incidents caught on surveillance cameras, according to court documents.
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