Four Lakeland men arrested by GBI for murder

LAKELAND – Four Lakeland men have been arrested by the GBI in connection with the investigation of a homicide in Lanier County.

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The GBI has arrested Tommy Manning, 17, of Lakeland, GA, J’mari Gates, 16, of Lakeland, GA, Keamon Grant, 16, of Lakeland, GA, and Kavion Brown, 16, of Lakeland, GA, in connection with the murder of Timothy Hunt.

ORIGINAL PUBLICATION:

At the request of the Lakeland Police Department, GBI agents are investigating the death of 27-year-old Timothy Hunt of Naylor, Georgia.

On Sunday, June 2, 2024, Hunt was shot and killed in a home on Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., Lakeland, Lanier County, Georgia.

A GBI medical examiner will perform an autopsy.

No arrests have been made yet, but the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Lakeland police at (229) 482-3309 or the GBI Regional Investigation Office in Douglas at (912) 389-4103. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by phone at 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online or by downloading the “See Something, Send Something” mobile app.

Once the investigation is complete, the file will be turned over to the Alapaha District Attorney’s Office for review and possible prosecution.