Tuesday, August 27, 2024–10:46 a.m.
-Staff reports-
The investigation continues into a quadruple murder in Dalton and authorities are asking anyone with information about the shooting to contact them.
Whitfield County Sheriff Gary Chitwood told the Dalton Daily Citizen that additional suspects are being sought.
A 16-year-old from Rome is being held on murder charges.
Two of the four victims, 17-year-old Daniel Segura Cruz and 18-year-old Robert Alexis Valencia, were from Rome.
The other two, 21-year-old David Antonio Delgadillo and 19-year-old Joshua Pedro Pelico-Pelico, were from Dalton.
Authorities said a group from Rome had traveled to Pleasant Grove Park to meet with Delgadillo and Pelico to obtain contraband.
At some point, gunfire was exchanged.
Anyone with information can contact the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office at 706-278-1233 or the GBI tip line at 800-597-8477.
Previously posted
Authorities release the names of four people killed in Dalton shooting
Monday, August 26, 2024–6:05 p.m.
-Staff reports-
The investigation continues into a quadruple murder in Dalton and authorities are asking anyone with information about the shooting to contact them.
Whitfield County Sheriff Gary Chitwood told the Dalton Daily Citizen that additional suspects are being sought.
A 16-year-old from Rome is being held on murder charges.
Two of the four victims, 17-year-old Daniel Segura Cruz and 18-year-old Robert Alexis Valencia, were from Rome.
The other two, 21-year-old David Antonio Delgadillo and 19-year-old Joshua Pedro Pelico-Pelico, were from Dalton.
Authorities said a group from Rome had traveled to Pleasant Grove Park to meet with Delgadillo and Pelico to obtain contraband.
At some point, gunfire was exchanged.
Anyone with information can contact the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office at 706-278-1233 or the GBI tip line at 800-597-8477.
Monday update
The Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation continue to investigate a shooting that left four people dead Saturday evening.
The shooting occurred at Pleasant Grove Park in Dalton.
A 16-year-old from Rome has been arrested and charged with four counts of felony murder.
Authorities have identified the four who were killed as 17-year-old David Segura-Cruz of Rome, 18-year-old Robert Valencia of Rome, 19-year-old Joshua Pedro Pelico-Pelico of Dalton, and 21-year-old David Antonio Delgadillo of Dalton.
According to the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office:
The preliminary investigation indicates that the individuals from Rome had traveled to Dalton to meet with Pelico and Dalgadillo at the park to obtain contraband, and gunfire was exchanged during the encounter.
Based on evidence collected at the scene, the individuals from Rome also had items commonly used for concealment and used other methods to conceal their location and identity.
Rome City Schools took extra precautions Monday morning after news that Rome High School students were involved in a shooting that killed four young men in Dalton.
John Fricks, RCS director of Instructional Technology, Safety, and Operations told the Rome News-Tribune that the Central Office staff was in the schools Monday to provide additional support and counselors were available for students, if needed.
Posted Sunday
A 16-year-old from Rome has been arrested in a quadruple murder in Whitfield County.
According to the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office:
Deputies responded to Pleasant Grove Park in Dalton at around 11:14 p.m. Saturday where they found four deceased Hispanic males.
The victims are a 17-year-old and an 18-year-old from Rome, as well as a 19-year-old and a 21-year-old from Dalton.
Authorities believe robbery may have been the motive.
Again, a 16-year-old from Rome is charged with four counts of murder.