Fifth Suspect Charged In Connection With Teen's Shooting Death At Douglasville NYE Party

DOUGLASVILLE, GA — A 15-year-old boy was shot and killed at a New Year's Eve party in Douglasville. After investigating for over a month, a fifth suspect has been arrested in connection with the shooting.

Madison Boden, 21, faces charges of aggravated assault and participation in criminal street gang activity stemming from the Dec. 31 shooting, according to jail records. Four others were previously arrested and charged in connection with the boy's death.

An arrest warrant said Boden provided the gun that contributed to the death of the 15-year-old victim, the Douglas County Sentinel reported. Boden was arrested Feb. 25, jail records show, and she remains in the Douglas County jail without bond as of publication.

A house on Deering Court was rented for one night for a party on New Year's Eve, and word spread via social media, police previously said. About 70-100 people eventually showed up to the party, many of whom were teenagers.

At some point, a group of four people from Cobb County showed up in a car driven by Zorree Peeples, 18, with Jhabre Wilson, 17; Karea Cowvins, 17; and Davion White, 20, as passengers, according to police.

After staying at the party for a time, the four people started to leave. At least two of the people in the car were armed and started shooting toward the direction of the party as they were driving away, police said.

One of the bullets hit and killed a 15-year-old boy, whose name has yet to be released.

"He was our baby and brought immeasurable love and joy to us and so many others. Now, he is gone forever. Stolen from us by a single bullet in the blink of an eye," said Maxwell Billieon, Los Angeles County commissioner, on behalf of the boy's family at a news conference in January. "The pain that we feel is unspeakable. It is something that no parent or sibling should ever have to endure. Our baby boy is gone and there is nothing that can change that."

A motive for the shooting is still unclear, but police said the charges are gang-related. Sparks previously said at least two of the suspects were involved in gang activity in Cobb County.

White was taken into custody in Oklahoma and is charged with murder, aggravated assault, Georgia Street Gang Act violations and various weapons offenses. He is awaiting extradition back to Georgia.

Cowvins and Peeples were taken into custody and charged with being party to an aggravated assault and participation in criminal gang activity.

Wilson was wanted at the time of the other three arrests, but was arrested Jan. 19. He faces charges of murder, participation in criminal gang activity, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and possession of a firearm during certain crimes.

Wilson remains in the Douglas County jail without bond.

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