Man who shot customer to death in front of Gwinnett gas station arrested

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — An accused killer has been arrested in Gwinnett County after a shooting last week left a man dead outside of a gas station.

Surveillance videos in the area captured video of a masked man as he shot and killed 41-year-old Anthony Bernard Miles while he was standing in front of a gas station on Jimmy Carter Boulevard near Lawrenceville Highway at around 7:45 a.m.

Officers arrested Donte Dieal Newcomb-Donnelly in connection to Miles’ death.

Witnesses told Channel 2 Gwinnett County Bureau Chief Matt Johnson that they heard five or six gunshots before the Newcomb-Donnelly ran away from the scene and headed north up Jimmy Carter Boulevard.

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Employees at the gas station said Miles came into the store often and was always nice to workers.

“He was a regular customer with us,” said Lady, an employee who only provided her first name.

Newcomb-Donnelly has been charged with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of crimes.

He remains in Gwinnett County Jail without bond.

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