An assault case in Atmore has become a homicide investigation after a 19-year old who was shot on June 29, died on July 4.
Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks identified the victim as Demarkus Wanya Lawson and stated this week no arrests have been made.
At 9:17 p.m. on June 29, the Atmore Police Department received a 911 call in reference to a person being shot with a firearm at 102 White Street. Atmore police and EMS were immediately dispatched.
Brooks said when police arrived at the scene they noticed a vehicle leaving the area with the emergency lights flashing. A witness told the officer that the injured person, later identified at Lawson, was being transported to Atmore Community Hospital.
An officer followed the vehicle to the hospital while other officers secured the scene.
Brooks said Lawson sustained a single gunshot would. He was later transported by helicopter to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola. On July 4, Brooks said his office learned Lawson had died due to complications from his injury.
“Atmore Police Department investigators are now investigating this case as a homicide,” Brooks said.
Brooks said investigators have interviewed several people who were present during the shooting but no arrest has been made.
Brooks asked if anyone has any information concerning this incident to contact the Atmore Police Department at 251-368-9141 or their nearest law enforcement agency.
