ACTION 8 UPDATE: Suspect arrested in fatal Troy shooting
TROY, Ala. (WAKA) – Troy police have arrested a suspect connected to a fatal shooting over the weekend.
Chief Danny Barron says 29-year-old Jocerria D. Jones of Troy was arrested in the fatal shooting that happened Sunday, October 18th, in the 700 block of Hanchey Street.
The victim has been identified as 22-year-old Rahim A. Boyd of Troy.
Officers say they responded to a shooting and found Boyd on the front porch of a home with a gunshot wound to his chest. Boyd was pronounced dead on the scene.
Jones has been transported to the Pike County Jail, where is held pending an Aniah’s Law Hearing.
Police continue to investigate the shooting.
Anyone in the community with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact the Troy Police Department at 334-566-0500, email police@pd.troyal.gov, or contact CrimeStoppers at 334-215-STOP (7867).
