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Man charged with killing Marine at Perry apartment complex

An arrest has been made in Perry's first homicide since 2016

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PERRY, Ga. — A 25-year-old man has been charged with the fatal weekend shooting of a US Marine at King Villas Apartments in Perry.

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According to a news release, the suspect is 25-year-old Quavion Rountree.

He was arrested around 1 a.m. Tuesday by Perry detectives, the Bibb County Violent Crime Unit and the FBI at a home off Sunnydale Road in Macon.

The victim was also identified as 20-year-old Private Anahitdeep Singh Sandhu, of Beaufort, South Carolina.

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Rountree is charged with murder and is being held without bond at the Houston County Jail.

The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information can call Det. Matt Cota and 478-988-2848.