Broderick Shovely III, 21, of Decatur, was killed in a shooting inside a home on Emerald Lake Drive in DeKalb County on August 12, 2024. Police and emergency crews found Broderick and his younger brother Santino in the basement with gunshot wounds; early accounts said one brother died en route to the hospital and the other died at the hospital. Family members later publicly identified the victims, and the neighborhood was left reeling as relatives and community members organized support for the parents.

Investigators quickly traced two suspects to another home and took them into custody in the days after the killings. Later reports named the suspects as Charles Kishawn Thorne of Conley and Nickolas Povilaitis of Norcross; both were reported charged with two counts of murder and two counts of criminal attempt to commit a felony, and court calendars show the matter remained active into 2026.

If anyone knew Broderick or has information that could help the ongoing proceedings, please share what you know with investigators.