LAGRANGE, GA. (THECOUNT) — Da’Jail Green has been identified as the victim killed in the parking lot of the Racetrac on Lafayette Parkway, in LaGrange, Georgia, just before midnight on Sunday night.
Green, 22, of Manchester, was killed following an apparent argument that resulted in a robbery conducted by her boyfriend, Deangelo Finley, 21, of Auburn, Alabama.
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Officers responded to 1517 Lafayette Parkway on calls of shots fired. When they arrived, officers located a vehicle and identified the female victim Green.
Green had a gunshot wound and was transported to an area hospital where she was pronounced dead of gunshot injuries.
The LPD’s investigation determined that Green and Finley stopped at Racetrac while traveling back home. During their stop, Finley confronted a male acquaintance in the parking lot, resulting in a brief argument, reports LaGrangeNews.
Finley then allegedly robbed the acquaintance by snatching a necklace from him, according to police. After the robbery, Finley ran back to the vehicle Green was in, and they started to leave. At that point, the male acquaintance began firing into the victim’s vehicle and struck Green.
He then fled the scene in a dark-colored Dodge Challenger.
The suspect was described as being a black male, approximately 30 years old, approximately six feet tall, weighing 300 to 350 pounds, wearing a gray jacket, black shirt and light-colored pants. At the time of the news release, police believe the suspect is a resident of Phenix City, Alabama. Based on the evidence obtained at the scene, Finley was later arrested and charged with robbery by snatch. He was transported to the Troup County Jail.
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Geo quick facts: LaGrange is a city in and the county seat of Troup County, Georgia, United States. The population of the city was estimated to be 30,291 in 2018 by the U.S. Census Bureau – Wikipedia.