CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — A 16-year-old was found shot to death on Tuesday morning in metro Atlanta.
Now, the Clayton County Police Department says a suspect in the shooting turned himself in. That man is 26-year-old Jamal Hickman.
Police began investigating the shooting death of Jayden Miller at the Oak Run Apartments in Jonesboro on Oct. 20.
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Miller’s sister Gabbi Hood-Miller told Channel 2’s Tom Jones that her brother was shot by a friend.
On Sunday, the police department said Hickman turned himself in on Saturday.
He’s charged with malice murder. The investigation remains open with no other details available at this time, according to police.
Click here if you would like to help the family transport Jayden Miller to North Carolina and help with funeral services.
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