Georgia man, 22, arrested after fatal shooting of stepfather in supermarket parking lot
Suspect was caught without incident after a nearly 6-hour manhunt
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A 22-year-old Georgia man has been arrested after his stepfather was found shot to death in a supermarket parking lot on Tuesday, authorities said.
Justin Tyler Davenport, 22, is accused of murdering 47-year-old Terry Don Crawford, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) said Wednesday. Investigators said Davenport is the stepson of Crawford.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Deputies with the Butts County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call just after 6 p.m. about a man who was found shot and not breathing in the Ingles grocery store parking lot in Jackson, Georgia, the GBI said.
A preliminary investigation determined that Crawford died at the scene of apparent gunshot wounds.
Investigators quickly identified Davenport as a person of interest in the murder investigation and requested the GBI for assistance.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}After a six-hour manhunt, Davenport was located just before midnight and taken into custody without incident, the Butts County Sheriff’s Office said on Facebook.
The sheriff’s office posted pictures of a muddy, shirtless and shoeless Davenport being detained. (Butts County Sheriff’s Office )
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Investigators believed Crawford was meeting with Davenport in the parking lot for a reason not immediately known, FOX5 Atlanta reported.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}No motive for the shooting was immediately given.
Davenport was charged with murder and booked into the Butts County Detention Center.