DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - The public gathering has been pushed back to 5 p.m., according to the City of Decatur. It was originally scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. As of 2:30 p.m., the monks were still at Porter Sanford III Performing Arts & Community Center, which is where they stopped for lunch.

After an internal alert system warned of a possible active shooter situation at the Decatur Civic Center offices on Tuesday, the Decatur Police Department is clarifying that it was a false alert. In a post on Facebook Tuesday evening,

Decatur police issued a statement after a false alarm caused panic at the Decatur Civic Center Tuesday evening.

According to WICS NewsChannel 20, the Macon County Coroner on Monday identified the victim as 32-year-old Timothy G. King of Chicago. The station reports the shooting happened on Dec. 25 in the 900 block of West View Street, where King was pronounced dead at the scene.

A Decatur man was found not guilty of aggravated battery — but convicted of domestic battery — after police reports detail conflicting statements surrounding an incident that took place earlier this year.

Decatur recently became Georgia's first "Bird City" and is leading the way with changes big and small to build a safer environment for its winged residents.

Decatur Fire & Rescue crews responded to a house fire that took place on Tuesday morning. Around 10:01 a.m., firefighters responded to a house fire in the 800 block of Cedar Lake Road. Upon arrival,