Jackie McClendon, 48, died after he and two other men on four-wheelers crashed a party in the woods off
An argument between the younger group and the older men escalated into a fight, and Green knocked McClendon unconscious, Tochterman said. While McClendon was on the ground, Mercer kicked him in the face, Tochterman said.
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Mercer, Green and several others fled after the fight. BCSO investigators identified the two men as suspects, and Green was arrested in a traffic stop. Mercer turned himself in after learning he was wanted on a social media website.
Both men were booked into the Bay County Jail on open murder counts, BCSO reported. The investigation continues and additional arrests are possible, Tochterman said.
On Sunday afternoon, Panama City Police had not released the identity of the man shot to death on the 700 block of
People in the neighborhood who declined to give their names said they heard several gunshots and came outside to find the victim bleeding in the driveway of
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Police believe the shooting was carried out by a single gunman, and the victim was targeted because several others in the area at the time were not fired upon. No arrests had been announced Sunday afternoon. Police encouraged anyone with information to contact Detective Rogers at 850-872-3100 or call CrimeStoppers at 850-785-TIPS (8477) to report information anonymously.
PCPD officers continued to work the scene Sunday afternoon, with assistance from the Panama City Fire Department. Residents looked on as a firefighter hosed the victim’s blood off the concrete, just down the block from a Baptist church and a home where a family planned a birthday party.
The victim is the 10th homicide victim in