On a Sunday morning in Douglas, Georgia, the life of 31-year-old Terrance Daniel Gibson was tragically cut short. On November 18, 2018, at approximately 10 a.m., Gibson was walking on Fales Avenue, heading towards the Sunoco convenience store on East Ward Street. It was during this walk that an assailant shot him in the back. Despite his grave injury, Gibson managed to make his way to the Sunoco, where he collapsed inside the store.
Bystanders at the scene quickly called for emergency
medical services. Gibson was rushed to Coffee Regional Medical Center, but he ultimately succumbed to his injuries. The Douglas Police Department immediately launched an investigation into the homicide, seeking to bring the person responsible for what they described as a 'cowardly crime' to justice. Initially, the killer remained at large, prompting law enforcement to offer a $1,000 reward for information that would lead to an arrest.
The investigation progressed, and on Friday, December 7, 2018, officers from the Douglas Police Department and the Douglas-Coffee County Gang Unit made an arrest in connection with the fatal shooting. Samuel Edward Jones, 29 years old at the time, was taken into custody. He was subsequently charged with felony murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of a firearm during the commission of certain crimes. Following his arrest, Jones was booked into the Coffee County Jail.
