UPDATE: Second suspect in killing of South Ga. 15-year-old surrenders
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation now has two suspects in custody in connection with the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old in South Georgia on Monday.
A 16-year-old was charged with murder in the death of Ja’rique Johan Brown on Tuesday. On Wednesday, the GBI announced it had secured a felony murder arrest warrant for Savionte Torek Traylor, 18, of Douglas. By Thursday afternoon, Traylor had turned himself in to the Coffee County Jail, according to a GBI statement.
The Coffee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call about 6 p.m. Monday in the 300 block of Creekwood Road in Douglas. The call was in reference to a person found dead. The victim was revealed to be a 15-year-old who died of an apparent gunshot wound.
After Ja’rique’s body was sent to the GBI Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy, investigators gathered enough evidence to identify a suspect. GBI agents and Coffee County investigators arrested the juvenile on one count of felony murder. The 16-year-old suspect, whose identity remains confidential, was transported to the Waycross Youth Detention Center.
Anyone with information can contact the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office at 912-384-4227 or the GBI Regional Office in Douglas at 912-389-4103.
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