UPDATED MARCH 25, 2013 9:32 A.M.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.-- Tallahassee police have arrested a man in the investigation of a fatal shooting that left one man dead on Magnolia Drive.
The suspect, 26-year-old Quanterius Dennis, is accused of being involved in a fatal shooting that happened on Wednesday, March 20. After responding to a disturbance early that morning at the Motel 6 on Apalachee Parkway, police later found the body of 27-year-old Alfred Daise in car parked the wrong way on Magnolia Drive.
In a police report, it says the two incidents are linked. Surveillance video from the Motel 6 shows that Daise got into his car after talking with a woman. Another car pulled up behind Daise's vehicle, blocking him in. Daise backed up and hit the other car. Then police say the video shows a suspect holding on or attached to Daise's vehicle while it is moving. The suspect became detached from the vehicle as Daise drove away.
Police say that's when Daise made it to Magnolia Drive, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Dennis became a suspect after investigators found a fingerprint on Daise's car door that matched him. He was also linked to the other vehicle involved in the incident, which was later found on Mission Road. The owner of the vehicle said that Dennis and other people used her car and brought it back damaged with no explanation.
Dennis faces one count of homicide. Because he is a convicted felon, he also faces the charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
UPDATED MARCH 21, 2013 12:32 P.M.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. --Tallahassee police are releasing the name of a man found dead Wednesday morning on Magnolia Drive.
Police say that the murder victim, 27-year-old Alfred Daise, died of an apparent gunshot wound.
Daise was found dead in his car, which was parked and stopped in the wrong direction on Magnolia Drive, around 3 a.m. on March 20. Police were responding to an disturbance at the Motel 6 on Apalachee Parkway when they discovered Daise.
Investigators with TPD’s Criminal Investigation Division are continuing to investigate all leads and interview all witnesses in this homicide. Anyone with information regarding this homicide is asked to call TPD at 850-891-4200 or Crime Stoppers at 850-574-TIPS.
UPDATED MARCH 20, 2013 11:34 a.m.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. --Tallahassee police are still releasing only limited information about a dead body found in a car Wednesday morning, but they are asking the public for tips that will help their investigation.
The incident started at about 2:45 a.m. on March 20. According to a Tallahassee Police Department spokesman, that's when officers responded to a loud disturbance at the Motel 6 on Apalachee Parkway. After the disturbance, two vehicles reportedly sped away from the scene.
Moments later, police arrived and noticed a vehicle stopped and facing the wrong way on Magnolia Drive. A man's dead body was found inside, according to police.
The crime scene investigation closed down a portion of Magnolia drive for several hours Wednesday morning.
Anyone with any information is asked to call the Big Bend Crime Stoppers at 850-574-8477.
UPDATED 7:32 a.m.
By: Abbey Maurer
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Tallahassee Police officers are on the scene of an early morning crime.
A TPD spokesperson says about 2:45 a.m. Wednesday morning officers were called out to a loud disturbance at the Motel 6 on Apalachee Parkway. Officers say two vehicles then left the parking lot.
Police say two minutes later they arrived on Apalachee Parkway and spotted a vehicle stopped and facing the wrong way on Magnolia Drive. Police say they found a deceased male inside the vehicle.
Magnolia Drive between Apalachee Parkway and Park Avenue is shutdown as police investigate the crime scene. Drivers are encouraged to use another route.
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