Monday November 25th, 2024 2:33AM

Gainesville man murdered

By B.J. Williams
JACKSON COUNTY - What at first appeared to be a traffic fatality in Jackson County has turned out to be a murder... and the victim is from Hall County.

Major David Cochran with the Jackson County Sheriff's Office said deputies responded Monday night to what was thought to be an accident scene on Lipscomb Lake Road near Buffington Road in Pendergrass. Those deputies discovered, however, that the victim had been shot to death.

"The victim was sent to the State Crime Lab where that was confirmed that the gunshot wound [to the head] was the cause of death," said Cochran.

The victim has been identified as Marco Antonio Santomayor Rodgriquez, 24, whose last know address was in Gainesville.

The vehicle, a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee, did not belong to the victim, according to Cochran. He said that the owner of the vehicle and other witnesses are being interviewed at this time.

Cochran also noted that there is no known motive for the murder.


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