In a release Wednesday morning, Capt. Jared Akins with the Statesboro Police Department said a suspect in a May 5 shooting that left a Statesboro man dead and a woman wounded by a gunshot was arrested Tuesday on an outstanding warrant for murder.
According to the release, the Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force with the U.S. Marshals Service took Andrew White, 22, of Statesboro into custody. The arrest took place at a Statesboro residence following a tip from the public, the release stated.
The shooting incident occurred May 5 after large crowds had been gathering in the area of Azul restaurant on South Main St. in Statesboro during the afternoon and into the evening for Cinco de Mayo celebrations.
Gregory Johnson Jr., 39, was shot and killed. A 31-year-old woman accompanying Johnson was also shot, sustaining non-life-threatening injuries.
SPD detectives identified White as the suspect and issued warrants that were transferred to the U.S. Marshals Service to assist in locating and apprehending the suspect.
White is charged with murder, two counts of aggravated assault, misdemeanor probation violation for a fingerprintable charge and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. He remains in the Bulloch County Jail.
"We are grateful for the dedicated work of the U.S. Marshals and the assistance of the Bulloch County Sheriff’s Office in bringing this suspect into custody," the SPD said in a statement.
On May 5, Statesboro police were responding to a DUI-related crash one mile south on South Main St. when 911 calls reported two people were shot around 9 p.m. The Statesboro PD was joined by law enforcement from the Bulloch County Sheriff’s Office, Georgia Southern University Police and Georgia State Patrol.
Police said the victims of the shootings and the accident near Azul were transported to East Georgia Regional Medical Center, where Johnson later died.
Akins requested anyone with information about the incident to contact Senior Detective Eric Short at (912) 764-9911 or submit an anonymous tip at https://statesboropd.com/ using the “Submit a Tip” link.