UPDATE - May 18, 2023:
Two men who were involved in a shooting altercation Wednesday at a warehouse in Forsyth County have been identified, according to county officials.
Hamilton Samuel Darwin, 23, of Cumming, was killed Wednesday after he and Ja’Mychael Quintrez Peavy, 20, of Hampton, got into a shooting altercation at a warehouse on Ivy Street just south of Cumming, Public Information Officer Stacie Miller said in a release Thursday.
Peavy, who was also shot during the altercation, remains in the hospital; however, detectives have obtained an arrest warrant for Peavey on felony murder charges, Miller said.
Additional charges toward Peavey are pending and the case remains under investigation.
May 17, 2023:
One person is dead and another is injured after an altercation reportedly turned into gunfire at a Forsyth County business Wednesday morning.
Forsyth County Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer Stacie Miller said officers were called to the scene at a warehouse on Ivy Street just south of Cumming at 7:40 a.m. to a report of a shooting. When they arrived four minutes later, they found two men suffering from gunshot wounds.
One of the men was pronounced dead at the scene while the other was taken to a nearby hospital in what Miller called critical condition.
Miller said a preliminary investigation showed that the two men were temporary workers at the business and got into an altercation. They then retrieved guns and shot each other.
No charges have been announced at this time and the identities of the men have not been released.
