15-year-old charged with murder after man shot, killed in Athens neighborhood

A 15-year-old boy was arrested on felony murder charges after investigators said he shot and killed a man in an Athens neighborhood late Saturday night.

Marquise Malcom is also charged with aggravated assault, possession of a firearm by a person under 18 and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime in connection with the shooting death of 38-year-old Carlos Harper, police said.

Athens police were sent to a location along Carriage Court about 11 p.m. after the shooting was reported, police spokesman Lt. Shaun Barnett said. When they arrived, they found Harper on the ground with gunshot wounds, he said.

First responders tried to save Harper’s life, but he was pronounced dead at a hospital. It is not clear how authorities connected Malcom to the fatal shooting, and police did not specify if he and Harper knew each other.

Malcom was taken into custody Sunday. An investigation is ongoing.