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Lumpkin police report homicide; two suspects in custody, body cameras now operational
Summary
At the Oct. 8 City of Lumpkin meeting, Chief of Police M. Holloway told council that a homicide is under investigation, two suspects are jailed and investigators are seeking a third; the department said it has received and deployed body-worn cameras.
At the City of Lumpkin council meeting on Oct. 8, 2024, Chief of Police M. Holloway informed the council that a homicide had occurred in the city. He said two suspects were in custody and officers were searching for a third suspect.
Chief M. Holloway also told the council that the police department has received its body-worn camera system and that the cameras are up and working. The equipment was presented during the clerk's earlier update about the department's camera purchase and future plans to rent the system to other municipalities.
The update was delivered as part of routine department reports; the minutes do not list further investigative details, charges, or identities of those arrested. The council did not take a formal vote related to the homicide investigation during the meeting.
