More than a month after 16-year-old Jaishawn Overstreet was murdered in Gainesville, police have arrested a second suspect they say is responsible for the teen’s death.
Quaran Jamir Jackson, 18, of Gainesville, has been arrested on murder charges after police obtained arrest warrants for Jackson in connection with Overstreet’s death.
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Jackson was arrested without incident at his home and is being held in the Hall County Jail on charges of murder and aggravated assault.
In May, Ja’quez Jeremiah Marquis Sims, 19, was arrested for Overstreet’s murder.
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Gainesville police say Overstreet went to the Ridgecrest Apartments on Roper Hill Road to meet someone. Police said they intended to commit a crime, but could not specify what it was.
The 16-year-old was shot there on April 27.
Overstreet was taken to Northeast Georgia Medical Center, where he died a few days later.
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