19-year-old arrested in fatal shooting of teen in Gainesville apartments

Lina PortmanMay 31, 2024

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A man was arrested Tuesday in the murder of a 16-year-old boy at a Gainesville apartment complex, police said.

Ja'quez Jeremiah Marquis Sims, 19, was arrested after a search warrant was executed at his home on Swann Drive, authorities said. He faces charges of murder and aggravated assault and is being held without bail at the Hall County Jail in connection with the death of Jaishawn Overstreet.

On April 27, police said Overstreet went to the Ridgecrest Apartments on Roper Hill Road to meet with someone about “alleged criminal activity.” At some point during an encounter, Sims is accused of fatally shooting the Gwinnett County teen.

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Overstreet, who was shot in the head, was taken to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in critical condition and died two days later.

Authorities have not said who the teen was meeting at the apartment complex or provided details about the alleged criminal activity.

“We wanted the public to know that this was not a random crime,” police spokesman Lt. Kevin Holbrook said shortly after the shooting.