In the early evening of May 4, 2021, a burst of violence shattered the peace in a grocery store parking lot in Jackson, Georgia, leaving a local man dead and a community in shock. Terry Don Crawford, a 47-year-old male, was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds in the parking lot of the Ingles grocery store. Emergency services were called to the scene shortly after 6 p.m., but Crawford was pronounced dead. He was a master tech mechanic at Express Tire.
The investigation into the shooting quickly pointed to a suspect close to home. Authorities identified 22-year-old Justin Tyler Davenport, Crawford's stepson, as the alleged shooter. Following the incident, Davenport fled the scene, prompting an hours-long manhunt involving the Jackson Police Department, the Butts County Sheriff's Office, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. A lookout was issued for Davenport, who was described as armed and dangerous.
The search for Davenport concluded around midnight when he was located in a wooded area not far from the scene of the crime. He was taken into custody without incident and subsequently charged with one count of murder. Davenport was booked into the Butts County Detention Center, where he was held without bond. While an arrest was made, the motive for the fatal shooting was not immediately released by law enforcement officials. The case remains under investigation.
