A man wanted on a murder charge was arrested Tuesday in Clayton County, officials said.

Terrell Thurmond Jr. allegedly shot and killed 20-year-old Fanoris Jackson on April 15, the sheriff’s office said in a news release.

Jackson was found shot in the chest and leg, lying outside of Building 2 at the Highland Woods Apartments on Riverdale Road. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Officers saw a man running from the scene and later identified him as Thurmond. A warrant was issued for his arrest.

Thurmond remains in the Clayton County jail.

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