Lanett shooting suspect turns himself in, second remains at large

Two people were injured in a late-night shooting in Lanett, and one of the two men police were hunting has now turned himself in while the second remains on the run.

Jeremiah Maurice McGilberry surrendered on June 2 at the Chambers County Detention Facility and was arrested on an attempted murder charge, Lanett police said. His arrest came after warrants were issued in connection with the shooting that unfolded on Sunday, May 24, in the 3000 block of 18th Avenue SW.

Officers were called around 11:50 p.m. and found one victim at the scene. A second victim was located nearby in the 1500 block of South 8th Avenue. Both victims received medical care and were taken to a local hospital for further treatment.

Police had been looking for two suspects after the shooting, and the surrender of McGilberry appears to mark the first major break in the case. Even so, investigators are still trying to reconstruct exactly what happened in the minutes after the gunfire, and the public picture remains incomplete. No motive has been released, and police have not outlined any relationship between McGilberry, Allen Matorion Foster, and the two victims.

Foster remains at large and has an outstanding warrant, and Lanett police are still asking anyone with information to come forward. The case is continuing to move in two directions at once: one suspect is now in custody, while the other is still being sought as detectives work through witness statements, scene evidence, and the aftermath of the attack that left two people wounded on Lanett streets.