Opelika man arrested in late August 2022 shooting in Auburn
An Opelika man is facing charges in connection to an Auburn shooting which occurred in late August of this year.
Auburn officials responded to a shots fired incident in the 200 Block of West Longleaf Drive on August 29, 2022. Responding officers encountered one victim suffering from a gunshot wound, who was transported to the Piedmont Columbus Regional Medical Center after receiving life-saving first aid from first responders.
During the investigation, Zaquavious Tygvan Gilmore was developed as a suspect and arrest warrants were obtained. On October 11, 2022, Auburn Police, with assistance from the US Marshal Gulf Coast Fugitive Task Force, arrested Zaquavious Tygvan Gilmore, age 24, from Opelika, AL, on felony warrants charging him with robbery first degree and attempted murder.
Gilmore was transported to the Lee County Jail and held on a $175,000 bond. Gilmore was additionally arrested on an unrelated warrant for failure to appear ($500 bond).
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