Teen arrested in murder of 21-year-old man at subdivision

PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. — Deputies have arrested at teenager they say shot a 21-year-old man to death in a Paulding County subdivision.

Deputies said they responded to a shooting at the Regency Park Subdivision in Hiram on Wednesday around 8:30 p.m.

They found the body of the victim, 21-year-old Brian Perry Belin, near the pool and tennis courts. Deputies said Belin was dead on the scene from multiple gunshot wounds.

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Detectives determined that Belin had gotten into an argument with 19-year-old James Graham Ward. Deputies said Ward shot Belin and then ran from the scene.

Deputies found Ward at a home in Dallas early Monday morning. He was taken into custody and charged with felony murder.

Detectives are encouraging anyone who has information about this case or were a witness, to please call the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division at (770) 443-3015 or you can call our anonymous tip line at (770) 443-3047.

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