2 arrested after fatal shooting

PANAMA CITY — Police have arrested two men in connection to a Millville shooting during which two men died and a third was injured.

Frederic Jones, 22, of 6004 Ivy Road, Panama City, and Antonio West Jr., 24, 6313 Pridgen St., Callaway, were seen on video surveillance and identified by witnesses as being involved in a verbal altercation Saturday at about 2 a.m. with two other men at the EZ Petro, 1307 E. Fifth St., according to arrest records. Moments later, a nearby police patrol heard a disturbance coming from the gas station, followed by the sound of gunfire.

Police later found Marqueze McGhee, 25, Xavier M. Buckler, 23, and Dalreco Franklin, 26, at the Petro suffering from gunshot wounds. McGhee and Buckler were pronounced dead upon arrival at Bay Medical Center Sacred Heart Health System.

Franklin was treated and released for a gunshot wound to the leg.

Neither of the suspects has been charged with the deaths of McGhee or Buckler. However, police have charged Jones with aggravated battery with a firearm, which they said occurred when Franklin was shot in the leg.

According to his arrest affidavit, Jones drew a small handgun during an altercation at the Petro. Police said video and witness accounts identify Jones as discharging the handgun about three times afterward, hitting Franklin once in the leg. West also is accused of displaying a small caliber handgun during the altercation.

Both men also were charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm or ammunition.

The investigation is continuing.