'Trying to help': Teen protecting 'young boy' from bully gunned down by grown man, cops say

A 27-year-old antheral allegedly shot a 16-year-old lad to decease portion the teen was trying to support his person from a bully successful Georgia.

Joshua Drew Clinton stands accused of murder, cruelty to children, aggravated battle and different charges successful the decease of Jalil Jones. The Clayton County Police Department responded astir 6 p.m. June 19 to reports of a shooting successful the 800 artifact of Mt. Zion Road successful Jonesboro, immoderate 15 miles southbound of Atlanta.

Cops recovered Jalil suffering from gunshot wounds. Paramedics rushed him to the infirmary wherever helium died. Clinton was identified arsenic a suspect connected June 23 aft an "extensive investigation," cops said.

Deputies arrested Clinton with the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Service and took him to the Clayton County Jail. Clinton was progressive successful different shooting aft the homicide, cops said.

While investigators did not divulge overmuch accusation astir the motive for the shooting different than saying an "ongoing dispute" betwixt respective radical "escalated into a convulsive confrontation," Jalil's household person provided much discourse astir the shooting.

Lyniece Wilkes said successful an interrogation with local ABC affiliate WSB that Jalil was trying to assistance a person erstwhile the shooting happened.

"He was extracurricular trying to assistance and support a young lad who needed assistance astatine the time," Wilkes told the TV station.

Wilkes started a GoFundMe to assistance with ceremonial costs. She wrote that Jalil had conscionable started a occupation moving for his uncle and was looking guardant to earning his driver's permit.

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"Jalil's bravery and compassion touched everyone who knew him, and his nonaccomplishment has near america devastated," she wrote.

Wilkes described the victim's property successful an interrogation with section Fox affiliate WAGA.

"Jalil was each astir bubbly dude. Bright successful personality, comic had you huffy astatine 1 infinitesimal and laughing next," Wilkes told the outlet.

Clinton remains successful the Clayton County Jail without bond. His adjacent tribunal day is acceptable for July 22.