GA teenager arrested in connection with the death of a 16-year-old

SYLVESTER – A Georgia teenager has turned himself in to authorities in connection with the shooting death of a 16-year-old.

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Kortezz Thomas turned himself in to the Sylvester police and is now in custody. He is charged with one count of murder. He will be taken to a youth detention center.

ORIGINAL PUBLICATION:

The GBI has obtained arrest warrants for Kortezz Thomas, 14, of Sylvester, GA, in connection with the death of 16-year-old Ke’aisa Young. Thomas is not in custody and is wanted by GBI agents. Sylvester Police have asked the GBI to investigate Young’s death on June 15, 2024.

On Saturday, June 15, 2024, at approximately 11:15 p.m., Sylvester Police officers were called to the 200 block of Shipp Lane for a fatality. When officers arrived, they found Young suffering from a gunshot wound. Young was visiting friends when the shooting occurred.

Young’s body was taken to the GBI crime lab, where a medical examiner will perform an autopsy.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Sylvester at 229-777-2080 or the Sylvester Police Department at 229-776-8501. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by phone at 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online or by downloading the “See Something, Send Something” mobile app.

Once the investigation is complete, the file will be turned over to the Tift Judicial Circuit Attorney’s Office for review and prosecution.