Three Teenagers Arrested In Fatal Gas Station Shooting Of 21 Year Old In Colquitt Georgia: One Of The Suspects Was Injured During The Incident, Which Ended In Short Police Chase, Crash

Three teenagers have been arrested in connection with the murder investigation of 21 year old Qutavious Ofton, a Blakely, Georgia resident.

The three males arrested range in age from 16 to 19 and have been identified by law enforcement as Koti Amaad Dunn Jr, age 19, of Cuthbert, Jakevious Lashawn Nunnally, age 18, of Blakely, and Shamerion Allen, age 16, of Fort Gaines.

According to the Georgia Bureau Of Investigation (GBI), the shooting occurred in the parking lot of a Circle K gas station in Colquitt in Miller County Georgia:

On Sunday, August 30, 2026, at about 10:06 p.m., Miller-Baker E911 received a shots-fired call from the Circle K convenience store located at 359 S 4th Street in Colquitt, GA. Preliminary information indicates that earlier that night, five people arrived at the store in two separate vehicles to meet in the parking lot. Shortly after the groups arrived, multiple shots were fired. Ofton was shot, entered the store, and then collapsed. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Three men who arrived at the scene in a car together, later identified as Dunn, Nunnally, and Allen, drove away after the shooting. They were followed by a Georgia State Patrol trooper who responded to the scene after hearing the gunshots and radio traffic. After a short pursuit, the car crashed. Dunn ran away but was later found with a gunshot wound. He was taken by ambulance to a regional hospital for treatment.

According to the GBI, the investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Thomasville at 229-225-4090. Anonymous tips may also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online through the GBI Tip Line, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.