Suspected gunman cooperating with authorities after fatal shooting in Sylacauga
by Jeff Wyatt
(Photo: Miguel Marin via EyeEm via Getty Images)
25-year-old Gavin Jerome Havis was shot to death Friday night at The Landings apartment complex where he lived in Sylacauga.
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The suspected shooter, 23-year-old Jaylon Montrell Shepherd McKinzie of Childersburg, is cooperating with investigators after he and his lawyer went to investigators on Sunday.
The Sylacauga Police Department was called to the apartment complex to respond to an argument and shots being fired. When they arrived, officers found a woman in the parking lot holding Havis. Havis had been shot multiple times. Officers were able to talk with him and get the name of the person he says shot him.
Havis was taken to the hospital via helicopter, where he later died.
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Charges are pending as investigators process evidence.
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