Crime & Safety

Man Killed in Shooting in Unincorporated Snellville

Marvin Tyus was killed in the afternoon home invasion, and police are now searching for suspects.

One man is dead following an afternoon home invasion in the unincorporated area of Snellville, according to Gwinnett County police.

Police have identifed the man as Marvin Tyus, an adult male in his late 40s. Cpl. Jake Smith said the apparent robbery and shooting happened about 4:22 in the 4600 block of Anderson-Livsey Lane.

The victim's wife could be seen crouching on the ground and crying. Police said there were no other injuries reported.

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Tyus was home at the time, and he and his family was busy doing home repairs, which included replacing the doors on the home, Smith said. The suspects were able to enter the home through an unsecured screen door, he said.

Besides Tyus, there were other people in the home at the time, but police are not releasing information on who or how many people were there. It is unknown at this time whether the home was specifically targeted, Smith said.

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According to Smith, the suspects left in a red passenger car possibly driven by a third person.

Gwinnett County Police are investigating the incident as a homicide and robbery.

(Lawrenceville Patch Editor Vanzetta Evans contributed to this report.)


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