Man arrested for deadly shooting on I-85 in Jackson County
67-year-old Philadelphia resident Donald Carter. (Provided by Jackson Co)
JACKSON COUNTY, Ga. - Officials in Jackson County arrested a man in deadly shooting on Interstate 85 early Monday morning.
The Jackson County Sheriff's Office said, shortly after 3 a.m., a 22-year-old Philadelphia resident called 911, but was unable to explain what happened. Deputies went to the northbound lanes of I-85 near the 144-mile marker.
Deputies discovered a U-Haul trailer and the driver, 71-year-old Philadelphia resident Samuel Sanders, had a gunshot wound. Medics rushed the victim to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Law enforcement began searching for another person involved in the shooting who ran away near Highway 82. Multiple law enforcement agencies responded and found the suspect at 8:52 a.m. in a building next to I-85, near some chicken coops.
The man was 67-year-old Philadelphia resident Donald Carter.
Investigators determined the men were traveling back to Pennsylvania after working a job in Georgia, when an argument ensued and Carter shot Sanders.
The investigation temporarily shut down southbound and northbound lanes on the interstate.