Georgia Boy, 15, Called His Mother After Being Shot on Halloween Night; She Tracked His Phone to an Abandoned Apartment and Found His Body, and Four People Are Charged With Murder
ALBANY, Georgia — Police in Albany, a city in Dougherty County in the US state of Georgia, say 15-year-old Austin Payne called his mother for help after being shot on Halloween night, October 31; she at first thought he was joking, and the next morning tracked his phone to an abandoned apartment, where she found his body. Police announced on November 4 that four people have been charged with murder in his death.
According to the Albany Police Department and local station WALB, Payne told his mother at about 8:03 p.m. on October 31 that he had been shot and needed help. She initially believed he might be joking because of remarks he had made before, but grew worried when she could no longer reach him. On the morning of November 1 she used cellphone tracking to locate his phone at a seemingly abandoned apartment at 810 Cameo Lane, and found her son unresponsive on the floor. Officers responded at about 9:51 a.m., and Dougherty County Coroner Michael Fowler pronounced Payne dead at about 10:30 a.m.
Police Chief Michael Persley confirmed at a November 2 press conference that Payne had called his mother after being shot. Investigators reviewed surveillance footage and phone records and interviewed witnesses: Payne was walking with a group when armed individuals approached, demanded their belongings and opened fire. Witnesses said Payne may have been targeted in a robbery over a handgun he had recently displayed on social media; police have not confirmed a motive. Seven 9mm shell casings were recovered.
The four charged are Detravion Parker, 22, and three teenagers, Jansquincey Donaldson, 15, Omari Marion, 15, and Adarious Wallace, 16. All face murder charges and are held in the Dougherty County Jail. Police said Parker faces six counts in total, including malice murder, felony murder, first-degree burglary and a firearm charge. The investigation is continuing, and police have asked anyone with information to come forward.
(Source: Albany Police Department)
Source: Albany Police Department
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