HOPE -- A man sought in the June 23 slaying of a Hope man surrendered nearly two weeks after police issued a warrant for his arrest, Hope Police Chief J.R. Wilson said.
Courvoisier Trotter, 22, surrendered to deputies in Hempstead County, Wilson said.
At 4:30 p.m. June 23, police found Tommy Hamilton Jr. lying on a lawn in the 600 block of North Walker Street with a gunshot wound in his chest. Hamilton died at Wadley Regional Medical Center in Hope.
Detectives began searching for Trotter, who was reported to have left the scene driving a black, four-door Mazda MZ6, according to Assistant Police Chief Kim Tomlin.
"We believe we have a motive, but we can't confirm it. They were having a verbal altercation in the front yard," Tomlin said two days after the shooting.
Tomlin said last week that Hamilton and Trotter were arguing and Hamilton was shot.
State Desk on 07/09/2016