Crime

Boy, 15, charged with murder in teen’s shooting death at Warner Robins block party

A 15-year-old boy was arrested Friday afternoon and charged with murder in connection with a shooting at a Warner Robins block party that killed a 15-year-old Henry County girl and wounded four other teens, police said.

The suspect’s name was not divulged, but Warner Robins Police Chief John Wagner said in a news release that “more arrests are forthcoming.”

Further details were not made available, but police have said they believe at least two shooters were involved.

The deadly gunfire happened late Saturday on Mauldon Court in a neighborhood just east of Elberta Road, about a mile north of Northside High School.

The teenager who was killed, Tanyla Johnson of McDonough, had been in town visiting relatives, police said.

Friday’s arrest came at about 3 p.m., the chief’s statement said, adding that more developments would be released when “all involved persons are in custody.”

Joe Kovac Jr.
The Telegraph
Joe Kovac Jr. writes about local news and features for The Telegraph, with an eye for human-interest stories. Joe is a Warner Robins native and graduate of Warner Robins High. He joined the Telegraph in 1991 after graduating from the University of Georgia. As a Pulliam Fellowship recipient in 1991, Joe worked for the Indianapolis News. His stories have appeared in the Washington Post, the Seattle Times and Atlanta Magazine. He has been a Livingston Award finalist and won numerous Georgia Press Association and Georgia Associated Press awards.
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