Michael Delaney, a 30-year resident of Roswell, went to the King Plaza Publix at 8 a.m. on Aug. 1, just five hours after two teenagers were shot in the head behind the store. Police cars were everywhere, but Delaney says he didn't find out what had happened until he got home and saw the TV news.
Now, 18 days later, beyond the tragic fact that Natalie Henderson and Carter Davis, both 17, were killed and that a 20-year-old Roswell man was charged, he still doesn't know much about what happened, or why.
“I don’t understand why they’re keeping certain information from the public,” he said of Roswell police, who made an arrest within 48 hours of the shootings. “Maybe it was just two teenagers meeting … unless there’s more behind this than what is being made public. Maybe it’s something the police can’t release right now.”
The city police, however, said they see little reason to release more information about the killings.
“Based on the evidence, we knew we had the right guy,” said Roswell Detective Zachary Frommer. “We’re gonna let it go and whatever comes out in court, comes out.”
He was referring to a probable-cause hearing scheduled for Friday morning before a Fulton County magistrate. The hearing may provide answers on why police charged Jeffrey Hazelwood in the murders.
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