CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — The Clayton County Sheriff's Office said early Thursday morning that a suspect was arrested eight hours after a man was found shot to death inside a car.
The sheriff's office said Melvin Harris, 18, is now facing several charges including malice murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.
Sheriff Levon Allen said Clayton County police and sheriff's deputies responded to Jesters Lake Drive a little after 10 p.m. Wednesday night "in reference to an unresponsive male sitting in the front seat of a car with multiple gun shot wounds."
"It was later determined the victim was deceased," a release said.
Sheriff Levon Allen said he activated his "elite fugitive squad" to track down Harris "less than eight hours after the incident."
