GA - Gun Range Owners Thomas & Evelyn 75, grandson Luke 17, robbed & shot Grantville, Apr'22 *Arrest

[AtlantaBourne]

Confirmed through pics that bb player Carrollton/Newnan area is not the same person as the suspect. This case is far from over IMO.

 

[gamatilda]

GPD: Suspect in Hawk family slayings former customer of gun rage

 

[worm]

GPD: Suspect in Hawk family slayings former customer of gun rage

I wonder if he knew the grandson?

 

[AtlantaBourne]

I wonder if he knew the grandson?

IMO yes.
I theorized that the killer cased the store & MO was that it would be risky to rob when LH was there in addition to his grandparents. Plus, IMO it would explain how the killer was able to surprise all 3 of them. Also explain why the security 'video recorder' was taken.
Grantville, Georgia Population 2022 (Demographics, Maps, Graphs) According to the population of Grantville, I would speculate that alot of people living there knew each other.

 

[worm]

IMO yes.
I theorized that the killer cased the store & MO was that it would be risky to rob when LH was there in addition to his grandparents. Plus, IMO it would explain how the killer was able to surprise all 3 of them. Also explain why the security 'video recorder' was taken.
Grantville, Georgia Population 2022 (Demographics, Maps, Graphs)View attachment 340313 According to the population of Grantville, I would speculate that alot of people living there knew each other.

I’m guessing that this place is like a lot of these gun stores/ranges in the south in that a lot of local outdoors folks hang out there. That leads to surprise that it was empty when the guy attacked but I figure if he was a customer then he has watched the place operate before.
Interesting note too that he took both handguns and long guns.

 

[AtlantaBourne]

This article published the day before the arrest of triple murder suspect JM. It includes an interview of LH's East Coweta HS principal.

An unspeakable tragedy

 

[vls12345]

New information released on man accused of killing 3 at Georgia gun range

Channel 2′s Steve Gehlbach spoke to someone who lived with the suspect

His housemate Darron Moore said Muse worked nights and did see him recently with many guns, that he told him were left to him by his grandparents who had collection of firearms.

“He had them in the back of his truck, just laying out there in the open. Wasn’t like he was trying to hide anything,” Moore said.

It’s still unknown how police zeroed in on Muse, but the investigation led to him and serving a search warrant.

The ATF confirmed many of the guns found matched ones stolen during the robbery and murders.

Moore said besides a girlfriend, Muse never hung out with friends or a group, stayed to himself, but Moore never thought he could be dangerous or violent.

“I spoke with him almost every day and never felt threatened by him,” he said.

 

[AtlantaBourne]

New information released on man accused of killing 3 at Georgia gun range

Channel 2′s Steve Gehlbach spoke to someone who lived with the suspect

His housemate Darron Moore said Muse worked nights and did see him recently with many guns, that he told him were left to him by his grandparents who had collection of firearms.

“He had them in the back of his truck, just laying out there in the open. Wasn’t like he was trying to hide anything,” Moore said.

It’s still unknown how police zeroed in on Muse, but the investigation led to him and serving a search warrant.

The ATF confirmed many of the guns found matched ones stolen during the robbery and murders.

Moore said besides a girlfriend, Muse never hung out with friends or a group, stayed to himself, but Moore never thought he could be dangerous or violent.

“I spoke with him almost every day and never felt threatened by him,” he said.

I wonder if JM was wearing a security uniform from his place of employment when he robbed the store.
Also wondering what he was planning to do w/all those guns.
JMO

 

[vls12345]

Tommy, Evelyn, Luke Hawk vigil | Grantville gun range murders | 11alive.com

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

From your link vls:

“A week ago, Whitlock joined the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to announce the arrest of Jacob Muse. The 21-year-old, of College Park, visited the gun shop several times in the past, according to Grantville Police.”

“Authorities said 40 firearms and a security recording device went missing on the night of the murders. Police have not charged Muse in the robbery; he is facing murder charges in the Hawks' death.”

"We solved it really quick," Whitlock said, adding that in a week's time the investigators on the case were able to make an arrest.”

“Whitlock said he will have an update on the case on May 2.”

 

[vls12345]

1 year later | Relatives of Grantville gun store murders establish scholarship honoring youngest victim

Tommy Richard, Sr., Evelyn Hawk and Alexander Like were killed at their family business Lock, Stock & Barrel Shooting Range last year.

www.11alive.com

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On Thursday, family members will formally announce the Luke Hawk Scholarship for Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, honoring the teen's aspirations to attend the school.

"Luke was so proud to be attending ABAC as a freshman in the Fall of 2022," Shelby Wright-Whitlock, the family spokesperson and Luke's aunt said in a news release. "We thought a scholarship was the most powerful way to demonstrate that sense of hope and light that the family continues to shine during these darker days."

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Authorities said Muse knew the family and was a frequent customer. He was accused of robbery, swiping more than three dozen guns during the homicide. Muse is set to be in court until June.

While Muse's case weaves through the justice system, the family said it's focused on healing.

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