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Georgia Southern student shot, killed
Friend faces manslaughter charges
JAIL INMATE WEATHERFORD COLETON DAVID FRONT 08312016 103430 310 AM
Coleton Weatherford
A Georgia Southern student was shot and killed early Wednesday morning and a friend faces involuntary manslaughter – felony charges in connection with his death, according to Chief Deputy Jared Akins with the Bulloch County Sheriff’s Office. Bulloch patrol deputies responded to reports of a shooting at 2:20 Wednesday morning to a residence on Planters Lane in Statesboro, where they found 20-year-old Blake Shurling of Tennille, Ga., deceased at the residence. After processing the scene and conducting multiple interviews, Coleton Weatherford, 20, of Planters Lane was taken into custody and charged with involuntary manslaughter – felony, reckless conduct and discharging a firearm while under the influence.
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