Deputies ID ex-boyfriend on the run after woman fatally shot in Hall County

Investigators have asked the public for help insearching for Antwane Sintell Thurmond, who they said shot and killed his ex-girlfriend at a Hall County convenience store Thursday night.

Tia Vidon Keith, 44, of Oakwood arrived at Subhanallah Food Mart around 9:30 p.m., made a purchase and then returned to her car to find her “former live-in boyfriend,” who authorities identified Sunday as Thurmond, in the passenger seat, the sheriff’s office said in a news release.

Officials said Keith was shot multiple times in her vehicle before she managed to escape and go back inside the convenience store. The suspect followed her inside and again shot Keith multiple times, killing her, officials said.

“She died on the floor of the convenience store,” the sheriff’s office said.

Authorities did not provide a possible motive, saying the shooting happened “for an unknown reason.”

Thurmond, who is wanted on charges of malice murder, felony murder and aggravated assault under the Family Violence Act, had already fled the scene in his vehicle when deputies arrived about 10 minutes later, according to the sheriff’s office. A store clerk reported the crime.

The sheriff’s office has recovered the vehicle Thurmond was in after leaving the scene, but he is still at large, authorities said.

“Investigators believe he is moving around to elude capture,” the sheriff’s office said in a news release Sunday.