2 suspects on the run after teenage boy shot, killed outside Pike County home

PIKE COUNTY, Ga. — A 19-year-old boy has died and two people police say are responsible for his death are on the run.

Deputies said they were called to a house on Patton Road in Pike County at 10 p.m. on Saturday night.

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They found 19-year-old James Knight dead outside the home.

Investigators said they believe the shooting started as a drug deal, and that they shooting was targeted.

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Deputies have identified one of the suspects as 18-year-old Jaiden Chappell. They say that once arrested, she will be charged with Knight’s murder.

Detectives are still working to identify a second suspect.

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Anyone who knows where Chappell may be should contact police at 770-567-8431.

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