PERRY, Ga. — This weekend’s deadly shooting of a 77-year-old man in Perry came after an attempted robbery, according to Capt. Heath Dykes.
Two teens are facing charges after police found the man dead near Timberwood and Pinebrook Apartments.
According to police, the shooting did NOT happen at either apartment complex. The victim was found shot in a car that was in the road beside the two complexes.
The department says it happened around 11:15 p.m. Saturday.
Jimmy Woods says he was walking toward his apartment when he was caught by surprise.
“Gunfire. Like five or six shots... I was out there in the parking lot heading to my door and it just went off,” said Woods.
He wasn't sure where the shots were coming from, and he ran to call police.
“A bullet don't have a name to it, so therefore, I feared for my life. I headed back to my car as quick as possible,” said Woods.
Police arrived and found 77-year-old Willie Jacox with multiple gunshot wounds.
Witnesses told them they saw a man and woman walking away from the scene.
“We caught the suspects. They were trying to leave out of the area just minutes after the shooting took place,” said Dykes.
19-year-old Cornelius Murray, of Americus, is charged with murder while 18-year-old Natajah Culpepper, of Centerville, faces a charge of party to a crime. Both are being held at the Houston County jail.
Dykes says the two are boyfriend and girlfriend, and that Culpepper knew the victim.
Police are unsure why any of the parties were in the area since none of them lived in Perry.
Anyone with information in the case can call Det. Quridsha Gilliam at 478-988-2834 or Capt. Heath Dykes at 478-988-2822.
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