Man sentenced to life for killing girlfriend, shooting 2 others at family gathering in DeKalb County

Demario Flanagan was sentenced to life in prison Friday for killing his girlfriend and shooting two other women at a family gathering in Lithonia, prosecutors said. The shooting happened at a home on Waterton Drive in October 2023. Prosecutors said Flanagan retrieved a rifle after an argument and opened fire, killing Eternity “Destiny” Johnson and wounding two women. The sentence follows the fatal attack and shootings at the gathering.