A third person has been arrested in the shooting death of a Morehouse College student, the U.S. Marshals Service said Friday afternoon.
Anthony Finley, 23, was arrested Friday morning in Shiloh, about 75 miles southwest of Atlanta in Harris County, according to Supervisory Inspector Gavin Duffy with the Marshals.
Finley is third suspect in the June 13 shooting death of Joseph Gibbs. Gibbs, 23, died in his driver’s seat after being shot inside his car near the intersection of Parsons and Webster streets. He died near the campus of Morehouse College, where he was a few credit hours short of his diploma.
Atlanta police previously said the shooting appeared to be the result of a drug deal, though investigators have not released information about what led to the shooting.
Investigators believe after the first two arrests, Finley left the Atlanta area to stay with family member and elude capture. The case remains under investigation.
“If you are a fugitive from justice, it doesn’t matter where you go to hide, eventually we will find and arrest you” Deputy Chief Inspector James Murphy with the Marshals Service said in an emailed statement.
Finley was transported to the Fulton County jail, where he was being held Friday afternoon.
Devin Richard Campbell and Nicolas Ross Smith, both 20, were arrested last month and remain in the Fulton County jail. Both are facing homicide and aggravated assault charges and being held without bond.
Gibbs, an English major just a few hours short of his degree, participated in the May graduation ceremony, where President Barack Obama spoke. The California native would have turned 24 on June 21, the day before his funeral.
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