A British man is suspected of killing two women in the state of Georgia in what officials have described an “act of pure evil.”
Olaolukitan Adon Abel, 26, has been arrested in connection with the shooting deaths of two women. He is also suspected of the “random” shooting of a man who remains in a critical condition.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employee Lauren Bullis has been identified as one of the victims.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said that Bullis had been “brutally shot and stabbed to death” in an attack he described as “pure evil.”
Adon Abel received U.S. citizenship in 2022, Mullin added.
“He has also been arrested for the murder of an unidentified woman whom he reportedly shot outside a Checkers, before randomly shooting a homeless man multiple times outside a Kroger in Brookhaven.
“These acts of pure evil have devastated our department and my prayers are with the families of the victims.”
The Brookhaven Police Department said that the suspect was taken into custody without incident in Troup County, south west of Atlanta, following co-ordination with local detectives.
“Further investigation has revealed that Adon Abel is also responsible for other shootings that occurred earlier in unincorporated DeKalb County,” police said in a statement.
“This remains an active and ongoing investigation.”
Adon Abel’s name appears in several variations in government and military records.
The Associated Press reported that military records show Adon Abel enlisted in the US navy in 2020, last serving in the helicopter maritime strike squadron in Coronado, California.
As a petty officer he received a navy commendation for superior performance for battle readiness but in 2024 was arrested and charged with assaulting two Coronado police officers and attacking another person.
Court records seen by the Associated Press show he was kicked out of the navy in September of that year.
