Hall County

Both suspects now in custody after innocent man killed outside Walmart

James McDaniel, of Lula, was leaving the Walmart when shots were fired in the parking lot.

James McDaniel James McDaniel, of Lula, was leaving the Walmart when shots were fired in the parking lot.

HALL COUNTY, Ga. — Police say both suspects are now in custody after an 81-year-old bystander was shot and killed outside a Walmart on Shallowford Road.

According to the Gainesville Police Department, Erron Lamar Dorsey turned himself in to authorities in East Point this morning. He is now being held at the Hall County Jail.

Investigators say Kamari Nehemiah Tilmuth and Dorsey opened fire after two groups of men got into a confrontation inside the store.

James McDaniel, of Lula, was leaving the Walmart when shots were fired in the parking lot.

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Police say he was not involved in the confrontation but was hit by a bullet and died at the scene.

The Hall County SWAT Team arrested Tilmuth on Sunday morning while serving a search warrant.

Police say both Tilmuth and Dorsey face charges of felony murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.

Police thanked the East Point Police Department and the Murfreesboro, TN Police Department for helping them find and arrest Dorsey.

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