A DeKalb County jury has convicted 27-year-old Antjuan Harrison of murdering 32-year-old Tori Dundas in a July 12, 2023 shooting outside a Stonecrest gas station, closing the book on a deadly confrontation that started as an argument by the pumps. Prosecutors said Harrison yanked Dundas from a car, hit him with a gun that had been illegally modified, and then shot him twice as Dundas tried to scramble back inside the vehicle. A judge later sentenced Harrison to life in prison plus five years, to be served consecutively, bringing the case to a close nearly three years after the killing.
Guilty on Multiple Felony Counts
Jurors found Harrison guilty on multiple felony counts, including felony murder, aggravated assault, possession of a machine gun and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, according to the DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors detailed the evidence presented at trial and publicly credited investigators and witnesses for helping secure the conviction, according to Atlanta News First.
What Police Reported at the Scene
DeKalb police officers were called to a BP station near Klondike and Browns Mill roads in Stonecrest on July 12, 2023, where they found Dundas dead at the scene, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Authorities said the violence followed an argument outside the gas pumps, and officers initially launched a search for the suspect after the gunman took off from the area.
Sentence and Next Steps
In its announcement, the DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office said Harrison, a Lithonia resident, will serve the life sentence plus an additional five years consecutively. The office did not immediately indicate whether Harrison’s defense team plans to pursue post-trial motions or file an appeal. Any such moves would show up in court records in the coming weeks, according to Atlanta News First.
Local Context
The conviction lands in the middle of ongoing concerns about deadly encounters at gas stations and other public gathering spots across DeKalb County and the broader Atlanta area. Coverage of other recent DeKalb cases shows prosecutors have repeatedly turned to felony murder and related charges in fatal shootings, according to AP News.
For Dundas’ family and friends, the jury’s decision and the stiff sentence mark a formal legal conclusion to a long-running investigation. For county officials, the outcome is being held up as another example of a continued focus on holding people accountable in deadly gun cases, with the final judgment and any follow-up filings now moving into the court record.
