SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – The Savannah Police Department (SPD) arrested a suspect in an early morning, fatal shooting at a local motel.
SPD says officers responded to Deluxe Inn (3680 Ogeechee Road) around 5 a.m. Saturday and found 40-year-old Richard Vinson dead in one of the guest rooms.
The suspect, 37-year-old Micky Hamilton, was arrested at the scene. He was booked into the Chatham County jail on murder charges.
According to SPD’s investigation, the two men were involved in a verbal altercation when the shooting happened.
The case remains under investigation.