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MARIETTA, GA -- A Mableton man associated with the Gangster Disciples street gang has been convicted of murder in a 2015 armed robbery at an apartment complex, Cobb County District Attorney Vic Reynolds announced Thursday . Darius Jarrell Dunn , 25, was convicted by a Cobb jury this week, the DA said. Dunn was one of two gunmen involved in the death of Anthony Tavarez at an apartment on Shenandoah Trail. (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts . Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app .) In a robbery that turned deadly, Tavarez, 23, was shot in the back just after midnight on Sept. 16, 2015. Two co-defendants -- Melvin William Evans , 32, of Newton and Joshua Raphal Gore , 32, of Austell -- already pleaded guilty to the shooting as the trial neared, the DA said. All three are associated with the Gangster Disciples street gang , the DA said. “Street gangs such as the Gangster Disciples have been perpetrating these senseless acts of violenc...

SOUTH COBB, GA -- Scores of people have been displaced after a fire tore through an apartment complex in Austell, authorities said. The Red Cross was on the scene Tuesday morning assisting tenants , the agency said. The blaze occurred at the Villas of Riverside Apartments in the 600 block of Whisper Trail, where the Cobb County Fire Department reported that nearly 30 units were damaged. This is a developing story. Stay with Patch for the latest. Image via Cobb County Fire Department / TwitterThanks for your feedback! Now share it with your friends!Thanks for your feedback. Originally published August 22 , 2017.