Man accused in Macon shooting turns himself in

A man wanted in a shooting at the M&M Grocery on Montpelier Avenue in Macon turned himself in Monday night.

Calvin Stapleton, 40, is charged with criminal attempt to commit murder, criminal street gang activity and probation violation in the shooting of 39-year-old Andre Taylor, according to a release.

Stapleton turned himself in about 11:30 p.m. Monday after he heard investigators were looking for him. Stapleton is in the Bibb County jail, and no bond has been set at this time.

Taylor reportedly is on life support with a gunshot wound to the head at Medical Center, Navicent Health.

The mourning had already begun Tuesday morning where men gathered for a cold Corona at the convenience store where Taylor was shot.

A man, who identified himself as “Westside,” and a cousin of Taylor’s, told his friends he was the last person to talk to Taylor right before Taylor left the front lobby of the store and headed into the parking lot.

“He loved this hood and he loved his homeboys,” said Westside, who said he’s lost his appetite since the shooting. “I hadn’t been able to eat nothing since.”

Authorities say at about 12:45 p.m. Monday Stapleton and Taylor argued in the parking lot of the convenience store at 2760 Montpelier Avenue when Taylor started to walk away. Stapleton then shot Taylor in the head with a pistol, the release states.

“It was point blank,” Westside said. “How you going to survive that?”

Westside said he didn’t know Stapleton or what the men were arguing.

Taylor is the father of Quintez Cephus, a former Stratford Academy and current University of Wisconsin football player. He was in critical condition Monday night.

“That’s all he ever talked about was his son was going to play in the NFL,” Westside said.

“I just hope that don’t break him,” another man said of Cephus.

“It’s just going to make him stronger,” his friend replied.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500 Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 877-68CRIME.

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Information from Telegraph archives was used in this report.

This story was originally published April 4, 2017 at 8:45 AM with the headline "Man accused in Macon shooting turns himself in."