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In Southwest Atlanta, Omarian Banks, 19, knocks on the wrong apartment door and Darryl Bynes, 32, allegedly grabbed a gun and fatally shot him.
Witness: "I heard him say, 'Sorry, I'm at the wrong house.' Then the man said, 'No you're not. N****, you at the right house.' And he shot two more times.
Police say Bynes initially told police he shot Banks in self-defense, but officers say he shot the teen from his balcony as Banks was coming down the stairs, trying to get away. Family friend Michael Wallace described Banks as a hard-working young man who never bothered anybody.
Bynes is charged with murder. He’s being held at the Fulton County Jail. Fulton County Sheriff's Office His family told Pozen they don’t think he should be charged with murder.
“He is an innocent father. He has five kids. He was protecting his family. His truck was stolen earlier this week, right now, he's just trying to protect his family,” said his cousin, Makayla Johnson.