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Pike County Sheriff looking for another suspect wanted in connection to 19-year-old's shooting death

Investigators believe the shooting took place outside of a Griffin home during "an illicit drug deal."

GRIFFIN, Ga. — Editor's note: The video above is from a previous report. 

The Pike County Sheriff's Office is looking for another suspect wanted in connection to the murder of 19-year-old James Knight. Authorities have already taken an 18-year-old woman into custody and they have also arrested a 14-year-old for involvement in the Knight's shooting death. 

Investigators are now looking for 19-year-old Antonio Murgado Jr., pictured below. He is wanted for felony murder. According to the sheriff's office, Murgado Jr. was on bond through Clayton County for an armed robbery and in Spalding County for possession of methamphetamine. 

Credit: Pike County Sheriff
Antonio Murgado Jr.

The sheriff's office previously arrested Jaiden Chappell, 18, from Griffin. She has been booked into the Pike County Jail and faces a murder charge. Chappell is currently awaiting her first court appearance, the sheriff's office said. Authorities said additional charges have been filed against Chappell including armed robbery, use of a telecommunication device to facilitate a crime, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and making false statements.  

Credit: Pike County Sheriff
Jaiden Chappell

The sheriff's office said it has also arrested a 14-year-old for involvement in Knight's shooting death. The teen is currently being held at a youth detention center and is charged with party to a crime felony murder, according to the sheriff's office.

Deputies responded to the shooting Saturday at 10 p.m. at a home at the 200-block of Patton Road in Griffin. Investigators believe the shooting took place outside of the home during "an illicit drug deal."

"This act was not a random act of violence as Knight was targeted by the suspects," the sheriff's office said.

If anyone knows where Jaiden Chappell is, the Pike County Sheriff's Office said to call an investigator at (770) 567-8431.

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