{"id":161479,"date":"2026-02-19T18:03:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T18:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/161479\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T18:03:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T18:03:09","slug":"arrest-made-following-deadly-mission-road-shooting-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/161479\/","title":{"rendered":"Arrest made following deadly Mission Road shooting, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; One man is behind bars following a deadly shooting in Tallahassee, according to police. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Tallahassee police announced the arrest of Gage Champion, 34, on Thursday. He is charged with first-degree murder. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The shooting happened within the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/02\/18\/one-man-shot-killed-tallahassee-police-say\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/02\/18\/one-man-shot-killed-tallahassee-police-say\/\">2800 block of Mission Road <\/a>at around 9 p.m. on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Champion is charged with first-degree murder following a deadly shooting on Mission Road,...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/KT6NT6SB45GL7GPLA4ZID3ZW54.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Champion is charged with first-degree murder following a deadly shooting on Mission Road, police say(Leon County Jail)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">TPD said the victim and Champion knew each other and had been in an argument in the days leading up to the shooting. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-center article-text\">More on crime in our area: <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The pair was seen inside a residence together on Tuesday and police responded to the same residence that night where they found the victim. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Champion was taken into custody in Crawfordville, TPD said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/02\/19\/one-man-arrested-following-deadly-mission-road-shooting-police-say\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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