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UPDATE: Moultrie Police Arrest Suspect in Shvensky Collins Murder Case

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MOULTRIE, Ga. (WTXL) -- Agents from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation along with officers from the Moultrie Police Department arrested Thomas Lee Tyler for the murder of Shvensky Collins on Thursday, May 25 at approximately 4:30 p.m. 

Investigators say Tyler is also known by the name "SQUEEZE" and is 37 years old. He is a native of Moultrie. 

The investigation is currently ongoing and will continue as Agents and the Moultrie Police continue to identify and interview witnesses. 

Collins was hospitalized on May 9 for gunshot wounds but was later pronounced dead. 

The shooting was later determined to have taken place in the area of 4th Ave and 7th St SW. 

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Moultrie Police Department at 229-985-3131 or the Thomasville GBI Regional Office at 229-225-4090.