A 21-year-old contractor who was shot and killed this week by a homeowner at an east Cobb County home had been through his share of tragedy before his life was taken.
Jake Allen Horne died Thursday after he was allegedly shot in the head by 68-year-old Larry Joel Epstein, who has been charged with murder, Cobb police said.
According to a GoFundMe account set up to collect money to pay for Horne's burial, the Marietta resident "was a kind, smart, caring, loving person."
“In the last few years he had dark moments like losing both his parents, but he also lived his life to the fullest,” said page organizer Lisa Godsey. “He was always happy and smiling, and cracking jokes. He's leaving behind his baby sister, but he'll be with his family and parents who have passed on as well.”
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Cobb police spokesperson officer Neil Penirelli said the agency did not have any information about Horne’s parents and their deaths.
Cobb police responded to a call of of a shooting around 2:45 p.m. March 6 at a home in the 1900 block of Wellington Lane. Officers arrived to find one person, 37-year-old Gordon Montcalm of Buchanan, with multiple gunshot wounds. Honre was found with a gunshot wound to his head.
Both men, who were doing electrical work for the homeowner, were transported to WellStar Kennestone Hospital for treatment. Horne died from his injuries the following day.
Cobb police alleged Epstein shot both men “as they attempted to leave his home after completing their work day.” He was initially charged with aggravated assault and battery and was booked into the Cobb County Adult Detention Center. The murder charge was added Friday following Horne’s death.
Money donated to the GoFundMe account will be used to help for Horne’s burial and provide expenses for his baby sister.
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