ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Cobb County judge found a man guilty Thursday of shooting and killing his Acworth neighbors.

It was a bench trial, so there was no jury.

Matthew Lanz was convicted of all charges in the November 2021 murders of Justin and Amber Hicks, including:

Four counts of felony murder

Two counts of malice murder

Two counts of aggravated assault

Two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony

One count of home invasion

One count of second-degree cruelty to children

One count of tampering with evidence

Justin and Amber’s 2-year-old son Jacob was upstairs sleeping when Lanz broke into their home. He was left unharmed. During the trial evidence played in court suggested Lanz was not aware a child was in the house when he shot the vic

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