Spalding teen shoots man to death in broad daylight as children play nearby, sheriff says

The Spalding County Sheriff’s Office said they have arrested a teenager they say shot and killed a man in the middle of the day as children played nearby.

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Deputies were called to a shooting at an apartment complex on Northside Drive on Feb. 20 around 1 p.m.. First responders found Charlotin Presley, 25, inside an apartment with a gunshot wound to the side. He was rushed to the hospital, but died of his injures.

Investigators recovered surveillance video that showed a fight break out between a group of men in the parking lot. Deputies said Brandon Hawkins, 19, pulled a gun out and started shooting. It’s unclear if Presley or any of the other men in the group fired back.

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“There were children playing nearby,” Sheriff Darrell Dix wrote. “Some of them ran, some took cover, and some just continued to play like nothing was going on.”

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Dix said that considering the number of rounds that were fired, it’s a miracle that none of the children were shot.

Dix said there may be additional arrests. Anyone with additional information is asked to call the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office.

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