Second arrest made in July 11 shooting that killed 1
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METTER, Ga. () — A second arrest has been made in the shooting death of a man in Metter, officials with the Candler County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) announced Thursday.

Alfonzo Tippins is in custody. Tippin was arrested Thursday morning by the United States Marshals Service in Cocoa Beach, FL.

Tippin was wanted in connection with a shooting that took place near MLK Boulevard and East Lee Street on July 11 and claimed the life of Quincy Hall.

He will be brought back to Candler County and held in the Candler County Jail while awaiting trial.

The other individual wanted in connection with the shooting, Is’real Saunders, was arrested in Bibb County on Monday.

If you have any information, you’re asked to call the Metter Police Department at 912-685-5437, GBI Region 5 Office at 912-871-1121 or Candler County Dispatch tip line at 912-685-8649.

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