Carroll County

Man shot, killed at West Georgia off-campus student apartments, suspect arrested

Carrollton Police Department

CARROLLTON, Ga. — Carrollton police say a man was shot and killed near the University of West Georgia on Sunday night.

Carrollton police told Channel 2 Action News that at around 10 p.m., officers responded to a shots fired call at an off-campus student housing complex on Lovvorn Road.

Officers found a man in the parking lot with a gunshot wound. The man was taken to nearby Tanner Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

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Officers who responded to the shooting saw a white car leaving the area and attempted to stop it. The driver sped away.

Hours later, officers arrested a 20-year-old on Monday morning. He was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital with gunshot wounds from an earlier incident, police said.

Police have not released the suspect or the victim’s name.

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