HALL COUNTY, Ga. — The sheriff’s office identified the suspect charged with murder in the death of a man walking at a Gainesville park with his dog.
Hall County investigators said the victim and another man’s dog started fighting around 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Simpson Park.
The suspect, Todd Alexander Stalcup, shot the man and his dog with a handgun, according to the sheriff’s office.
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Stalcup, 52, has been charged with multiple crimes, including malice murder and felony murder.
The suspect remained at the scene at first but then tried to leave in his SUV. Deputies took him into custody as he was leaving the park.
The victim, Terry Wayne Loden, 70, of Gainesville, died at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. His dog also died.
The sheriff’s office said the case remains under investigation.
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