GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — Gwinnett County police have charged a man’s neighbor after he was shot and killed outside his home on Sunday.
The shooting happened around 3:10 a.m. outside a house on Saddle Ridge Drive, just off Centerville Highway.
Police have identified the victim as 36-year-old Abel Alejandro Unzicker Chavez. Family members told Channel 2’s Bryan Mims that Chavez was a father of two young girls.
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Officers have also identified 30-year-old Derrick Thomas as the suspect. Chavez and Thomas were neighbors, according to investigators.
Thomas has been charged with felony murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Police have not released a motive.
All the latest details on the investigation, today on Channel 2 Action News starting at 4:00 p.m.
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