COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Columbus police say modern technology played a key role in the swift arrest of a suspect who's accused of Monday night’s deadly shooting on Brookstone Boulevard.

Assistant Police Chief Lance Deaton said investigators took just under 12 hours to identify and arrest 26-year-old Antanavious Butler, accused of shooting and killing 65-year-old Norman Lane.

PREVIOUS STORY: Suspect accused of killing man inside home near Brookstone Boulevard in custody

“This would have been unheard of years ago,” Deaton said. “But with today’s technology, we’re able to move much faster and put the pieces together to get a dangerous person off the street.”

Officers responded to a possible burglary call Monday night at a home in the 6300 block of Brookstone Boulevard, where they found Lan

See Full Page