A 19-year-old remains at large Saturday morning after being accused in a fatal shooting inside a Fayetteville Walmart just hours earlier, police said.
Adrian Jelks is wanted for murder and aggravated assault in the incident that occurred just inside the entryway of the grocery store along Pavilion Parkway. Fayetteville police continue to search for him and are asking anyone who comes into contact with him to call 911. Authorities said Jelks is believed to be armed.
Officials told Channel 2 Action News that the suspect was a Walmart employee. A surveillance photo of him wearing a Walmart vest was released early Saturday.
At around 10 p.m. on Friday, officers responded to the Walmart on reports of a shooting. The suspect had already fled the scene by the time police arrived, and his vehicle was located abandoned nearby, officials said.
“The shooting incident was not an active-shooter situation, nor is it believed to be random,” police stated.
For Immediate Release: Fayetteville Police are actively searching for 19-year-old Adrian Jelks in connection with the...
Posted by City of Fayetteville Public Safety on Friday, March 29, 2024
Antavius Holton, 19, of Riverdale, was shot during the incident and later died. A stray bullet struck a 9-year-old girl. Her injuries were determined to not be life-threatening, authorities confirmed.
“It’s horrible any time anybody gets shot, but especially a juvenile and a young juvenile,” police Chief Scott Gray told reporters from the scene.
A 19-year-old identified as Sandra Romero-Nunez was taken to the Fayette County Jail. Police said arrest warrants for party to a crime for the offenses of murder and aggravated assault are pending. Romero-Nunez’s role in the shooting was not provided.
Anyone with information about Jelks’ whereabouts is asked to contact the Fayetteville Police Department at 770-461-4357.
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