Man killed during argument at Home Depot in Jasper

JASPER, Ga. — Jasper police and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are working to determine what led to an argument at a Home Depot that ended with one person shot and killed.

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Jasper police say they were called out to the store around 3 p.m. on Friday after an argument between 42-year-old Damon Jamie Williams and 49-year-old Jeffery Scott Carden resulted in Carden shooting Williams.

Williams would later die from his injuries.

Police say Carden was also injured and transported to an area hospital where he is being treated.

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The GBI was called to help assist Jasper police in the investigation. Both agencies say while the details of why the two men were arguing and it escalated are still under investigation, the incident was isolated and there is no danger to the public.

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