COLQUITT, Ga. (WALB) — Three teens are now behind bars and the victim has been identified in a deadly shooting in Colquitt. On Sept. 1, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) announced the arrest of: All three teens are charged in connection with the shooting, which happened Aug. 30 and resulted in the death of Qutavious Ofton, 21, of Blakely. GBI says Dunn was also injured in the shooting. Officials with GBI say on Aug. 30 around 10 p.m., emergency crews responded to a call about shots being fired at the Circle K in the 300 block of S 4th Street in Colquitt. That’s in the southeast part of the town near the intersection of E Crawford Street. Preliminary info shows earlier that night, a group of five people showed up at the gas station in two separate cars to meet in the parking lot. Shortly after, shots were fired. Ofton was shot, then went inside the store and collapsed, officials say. He was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy will be done on Ofton at the GBI Crime Lab. The three teens who showed up at the gas station together were later identified as Dunn, Nunnally, and Allen. Officials say they sped off after the shooting, but they were followed by a Georgia State Patrol trooper who responded after hearing the gunshots. After a short chase, the teens crashed the car. Dunn ran away, but was later found. Officials say he had also been shot. He was taken to the hospital for treatment. Nunnally and Allen were both arrested and booked into the Miller County Jail.…
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