EAST POINT, Ga. — East Point police are offering a reward for information that helps find a man wanted for murder.
Police say Justin Hodges shot and killed Scott Melton at a Family Dollar store on Delowe Drive on Christmas Eve. Hodges is wanted for murder and aggravated assault.
Crime Stoppers Atlanta is offering up to a $2,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and indictment of Hodges.
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Tips can be submitted anonymously at 404-577-8477 or online at www.crimestoppersatlanta.org. You can also text CSA and the tip to #274637.
Officers did say Hodges was acting as a security guard at the store. But officers say he wasn’t hired by the store.
Instead, he was hired by the store manager, who police say is his girlfriend. Officers say they arrested her for obstruction after she lied about communicating with Hodges after he disappeared.
Police say surveillance video captured the incident. They say it shows Melton did nothing wrong.
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