Crime & Safety
Robbery Determined as Preliminary Motive in Shooting
Norcross PD said the home, where Nick Jackson was fatally shot, was the intended location.
The Norcross Police Department issued a statement Wednesday afternoon saying that robbery was the likely motive for the , and that his home was the intended location for the robbery.
At a Progressive Development Committee meeting Wednesday morning, Police Chief Warren Summers made it clear that , and not a random act of violence.
"This was not something that you have to worry about at your home," he said. "This is not a random event, if you will, where they just decide to pick out a house because it looks like a nice house to go in and do a home invasion."
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According to the press release, weapons, ski masks, bandanas and an undisclosed amount of cash were also found in the suspects' van.
On Feb. 2 around 6:30 p.m., Jackson, 15, a Norcross High School student, was fatally shot while in his home on Autry Street. According to the police chief, Jackson's sister was able to give a description of the vehicle the suspects were driving, and Norcross PD were able to arrest six individuals that evening.
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The following individuals have been arrested for murder and burglary, according to jail records: Anthony Bernard Lumpkin, 32, Douglasville; Rico Dehaven West, 19, Atlanta; Eddie Lewis Green, 46, Atlanta; Jason Dozier, 36, Lithonia; Michael Davis, 23, College Park; and Timothy Lamar Johnson, 34, Atlanta. They are being held at the Gwinnett County Detention Center.