STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — A man has been charged with murder after police said he shot his cousin to death at a Stone Mountain apartment complex on Nov. 3.

Officers with the DeKalb County Police Department responded to 1400 N. Hairston Road in Stone Mountain, the address for the Lakeview Apartment Complex, in response to a person shot.

Police officers found 26-year-old Geremy Sims suffering from multiple gunshot wounds at the scene. He was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders, police said.

The suspect, 38-year-old Rapheal Sims, ran away from the scene, but was arrested and charged with malice murder, DeKalb County Police said on Monday. Police also said that the two men were cousins and were involved in a verbal dispute before the shooting.

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