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Father, son tied to death in Griffin. Son still on the run accused of murder

David Blalock Jr. is charged with murder and his father with hindering police and tampering with evidence.

GRIFFIN, Ga. — Police are looking for a gunman after his accomplice - and father - surrendered to police, Saturday morning.

Griffin Police said that around 2 p.m. Friday, the department responded to a call of someone shot in the 400 block of North 8th Street in Griffin.  Police, fire personnel and emergency medical technicians found the victim and began rendering aid. 

The victim, later identified as 29-year-old Charles Alsobrooks of Griffin, was taken to Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital with multiple gunshot wounds but died after arriving.

Police are now searching for 23-year-old David Blalock Jr. who is now charged with murder in the crime.

Blalock Jr. described as a black male who is about 5 feet 10 inches tall and 200 pounds.

Initially, police were also looking for his father, David Blalock Sr. on charges of hindering the apprehension of a criminal, which is a felony, and tampering with evidence.

Blalock Sr., however, came to the Griffin Police Department around 10 a.m. Saturday and surrendered. He has since been taken to Spalding County Jail.

Blalock Jr. is still on the run and considered armed and dangerous. Griffin Police urges anyone who finds them to call them at 770-229-9911.

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