Six months later, the GBI is still seeking the public’s help in identifying a man wanted for a murder that occurred on Jan. 6 at a Dollar General in Commerce.
Upon arriving at the scene, police found brothers, Phillip Smith and Billy Smith from Lula, shot outside the Dollar General at 45 B. Wilson Road. Billy was pronounced dead at the scene.
The suspect in the shooting left the scene in a dark-colored smaller SUV on B. Wilson Road towards Highway 15.
The unknown suspect in the murder is described as a light-skinned male wearing a long sleeve black shirt, black shorts, and tan shoes. The suspect has dark-colored hair and was wearing a mask at the time of the incident.
A surveillance video of the suspect at the Dollar General moments before the murder can be found here.
The GBI is asking anyone with information on the identity or location of this suspect to call the GBI Athens Office at 706-552-2309 or the Commerce Police Department at 706-335-3200. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS(8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.
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