East Point Georgia Family Dollar Store security guard Justin Hodges arrested for a 2024 murder at the store
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2025 12:36 pm
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FULTON COUNTY, GEORGIA - A security guard accused in a deadly Christmas Eve shooting at an East Point Family Dollar is now in custody, police confirmed Thursday.
Investigators had been looking for 6-foot-7 Justin Hodges since Dec. 24, 2024, when 40-year-old Scott Melton was gunned down inside the store on Delowe Drive shortly after 1:30 p.m.
Authorities said Hodges shot Melton during an encounter at the store, though detectives have not disclosed what led up to the violence. Melton was pronounced dead at the scene.
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