PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. — A 17-year-old is in custody after Paulding County Sheriff’s Office deputies said he shot and killed his mother’s boyfriend during a domestic dispute Friday evening.

The shooting happened around 7 p.m. at a home on Westend Way in Hiram. When deputies arrived, they found a man shot dead at the scene. Investigators later identified the victim as Anthony Brown, 30, who they said was in a relationship with the suspect’s mother.

According to the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office, the suspect—Javar Summerhour—left the scene before deputies arrived. After a search and cooperation from the suspect’s family, he was arrested without any issues.

Summerhour is now being held in the Paulding County Jail without bond. Authorities said he is facing charges related to the fata

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