A 20-year-old Brunswick man faces a murder charge after police investigating a fatal shooting detained him following a foot chase, authorities said Tuesday. Brunswick police officers near Bay Street heard what sounded like a gunshot Sunday coming from an area east of their location. As officers searched the area, they saw a man running away and detained him after a short pursuit, according to the police department. Officers then found 43-year-old James Randall Myers of Richmond Hill suffering from a gunshot wound in the 1500 block of Grant Street. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators identified the detained man as Jason Middlebrooks. Police said he had a stolen firearm and a stolen vehicle, though neither was connected to the shooting. Middlebrooks was arrested on charges of: Police did not release information about what led to the shooting or the relationship, if any, between Myers and Middlebrooks. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is assisting the Brunswick Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division. The Glynn County Police Department’s Patrol Division also assisted. The investigation remains active. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Howell at 912-279-2606 or Silent Witness at 912-267-5516.
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