Donnell Roderick Smith II was 23 when he was fatally shot in a vehicle in Lithonia, Georgia, on September 22, 2020. He and another 23-year-old passenger, Christopher John Mackie Knight Jr., were struck in the back of the head by gunfire from the back seat. The driver died at the scene; Smith died later at a local hospital.

After the shooting the car ran off Browns Mill Lake Road, hit a mailbox and a fire hydrant, then crashed into a tree and caught fire. Witnesses saw two men flee the scene and reportedly return to the burning vehicle to retrieve a weapon before leaving. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office identified and arrested two suspects, Da Shjohn Bridges, 20, of Stockbridge, and Davontavious Smith of Lithonia; both were charged with two counts of felony murder and two counts of aggravated assault and held without bond. The motive has not been released.

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