The Tallahassee Police Department made an arrest in connection to a Feb. 17 shooting that left one man dead. Gage Champion, 34, was charged with first-degree murder on Feb. 18.
Investigators determined that Champion and the victim knew each other and, on the day of the shooting, both were seen entering the victim’s home on the 2800 block of Mission Road. Now, the probable cause affidavit gives a clearer picture of what went down before the gun went off.
A witness shared with police how they left their home on Feb. 17 around 6:45 a.m., seeing both the Champion and the victim inside, and by the time they returned at 9 p.m. they found the victim deceased on a living room floor.
Evidence determined that the victim had been shot two times in the back and had been dead for around 12 hours. The witness also told police how the firearm which Champion had used was stored in the master bedroom closet and was kept unloaded. Detectives found evidence that prior to the murder the gun had been hastily loaded.
According to the court documents, Champion alleged that he was in an abusive relationship with the victim that drove him to murder.
Arianna Otero is the trending and breaking news reporter for the Tallahassee Democrat. Contact her via email at AOtero@tallahassee.com and follow her on X: @ari_v_otero.
This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Court records give new look into Mission Road shooting