They were found side by side, both shot to death inside their Decatur apartment—a heartbreaking scene that neighbors say involved two siblings whose lives ended in unimaginable violence. The double homicide occurred just before 8 p.m. Monday at the East Perimeter Pointe Apartments, a normally quiet residential complex off Snapfinger Woods Drive.
DeKalb County police were called after multiple residents reported hearing a burst of gunfire followed by silence.When officers arrived, they discovered a man and woman inside one of the units, both suffering from fatal gunshot wounds. Paramedics pronounced them dead at the scene. Though police have not yet released their names,
neighbors told reporters that the victims were brother and sister who had lived in the apartment for several years.Investigators are now treating the case as a domestic-related double homicide and have launched an urgent search for 25-year-old **Steven Mathis**, who is being sought as a person of interest. Authorities believe he may be driving a black Jeep Renegade with Georgia license plate **CYD1768**.
Police warn that Mathis should be considered **armed and dangerous**, urging anyone who spots him or the vehicle to call 911 immediately and avoid approaching.The killings have shaken the apartment community, where residents say the siblings were well liked and often seen together. Many are now fearful and heartbroken, describing the situation as something they “never thought could happen here.
DeKalb police detectives and crime scene units worked late into the night collecting evidence and interviewing witnesses, hoping to piece together the events leading up to the shooting.As investigators pursue leads, the community mourns two lives cut short by senseless violence, and loved ones are left clinging to memories of the siblings’ warmth, closeness, and the family bond that should have kept them safe.
