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Four Arrested After Gwinnett County Drug-Deal Shootout That Killed 17-Year-Old

Police say an arranged narcotics meetup turned into an attempted robbery that escalated into gunfire.

Overview

  • Officers found 17-year-old Damonta Sears with a gunshot wound on Barrett Bluff Drive, and he later died at a hospital.
  • Gwinnett County Police arrested Olvy Calvo-Martinez, 17, Zaire Craig, 16, Luis Hernandez-Moreno, 17, and Aldair Hernandez-Moreno, 21, on felony murder and related charges.
  • Investigators report a shootout between two groups at the meetup, with Sears and Luis Hernandez-Moreno struck by gunfire.
  • Luis Hernandez-Moreno was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, and officers located him shortly after the incident in a vehicle with Aldair Hernandez-Moreno.
  • Charges include aggravated assault, firearm offenses, gang-related counts for two teens, tampering with evidence for Calvo-Martinez, and Schedule I drug possession with intent to distribute for the Hernandez-Morenos, as police continue to investigate unresolved details including who fired the fatal shot.