Man gunned down outside LaGrange Food Market; suspect arrested hours later
A LaGrange man is dead after being shot multiple times in the chest around 11:11PM Sunday night at My Food Market on Hamilton Road. Dearko Thornton was rendered aid on scene and subsequently transported to Well Star West Georgia Medical Center where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The Criminal Investigations Section began an investigation into this Murder and identified Mario Alonzo Fannin of LaGrange as the suspect who shot and killed Thornton.
Investigators immediately secured warrants for the arrest of Fannin charging him with the offenses of Murder and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime. After the shooting, Fannin fled the scene on foot, still armed with a firearm. Fannin was taken into custody at 4:15 Monday morning at 1401 Juniper Street.
Anyone with information on this incident or the whereabouts of Fannin are asked to call the LaGrange Police Department at (706)883-2603 or Troup County Crime Stopper at (706)812-1000. Anyone with information can remain anonymous when calling with information.
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