A woman has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of another woman at a northeast Georgia home over the weekend, authorities said.
After spending about two days on the run, deputies said 26-year-old Greata Nichole Thomas was arrested late Sunday in South Carolina. She is facing a murder charge following Saturday’s shooting death of 34-year-old Breiana Danielle Johnson at a residence on Barton Road in Royston, according to the Hart County Sheriff’s Office.
“We greatly appreciate the support and coordination throughout this case,” Sheriff Chris Carroll said in a statement.
Deputies and emergency responders were called to the home at about 4:50 p.m. Saturday and found Johnson dead from a gunshot wound. Officials have not provided a motive or said what led to the shooting.
After identifying Thomas as a suspect, deputies asked for help in locating a 2008 Honda Accord with an Alabama license plate, which was found abandoned earlier Sunday on a road near Iva, South Carolina.
In his statement, Carroll thanked several South Carolina law enforcement agencies for their help during the search, including the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, the Abbeville County Sheriff’s Office and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.
“This is an active and ongoing investigation. More information will be released as it becomes available,” the sheriff’s office said.
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