CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — A suspect has been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting earlier this month, Clayton County PD announced Saturday.
[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]
Seneca Colbert is in custody, and was apprehended with the help of the U.S. Marshals Service and the Atlanta Police Department, authorities said.
In a Friday update, APD reported that they arrived on the scene in the 3100 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. SW after Clayton County authorities received a tip that the suspect was there.
TRENDING STORIES:
- Chrisley family back in court as Grayson fights release of medical, toxicology records from crash
- Georgia youth coach, father of 3, killed in shooting
- WATCH: 200-foot office tower imploded in seconds in metro Atlanta
Colbert refused to leave the location, police said. The APD SWAT breached the place and found the suspect hiding behind the water heater. He was then handed over to the Clayton County Fugitive Task Force.
The deadly shooting for which Colbert was arrested happened near Interstate 285, Channel 2 Action News reported.
Officers responded to the 5000 block of Riverdale Road at around 10:35 p.m. Oct. 8, where they found an injured man who was later pronounced dead. His identity wasn’t released.
[SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]