Crime & Safety
Deadly GA Robbery: Teen Charged With Murder In Fatal Shooting Of 4
At least two people, with guns and concealment items, met with others at a Georgia park to receive contraband - then, gunfire erupted.
DALTON, GA — A 16-year-old is facing four counts of felony murder in Whitfield County after a fatal shooting at a suspected robbery claimed the lives of three men and a teenage boy Saturday, authorities said.
The Whitfield County Sheriff's Office said at least two people from Rome, with guns and items used for concealment, met with 21-year-old David Antonio Delgadillo and 19-year-old Joshua Pedro Pelico-Pelico - both of Dalton - at Pleasant Grove Park to receive unspecified contraband.
Those from Rome concealed their identity and location, authorities said.
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Gunfire then broke out due to unknown circumstances during the encounter at the Pleasant Grove Drive park, authorities said.
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Delgadillo and Pelico, along with Rome residents 18-year-old Robert Valencia and 17-year-old Daniel Segura-Cruz, were killed in the shooting, authorities said.
Though authorities did not identify the 16-year-old they say is linked to the deadly shooting, they said the person was charged on suspicion of four counts of felony murder.
Whitfield County Sheriff Scott Chitwood at a past news conference said authorities do not believe the shooting was gang-related.
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