Marcus Laster, 26, was shot and killed in Americus, Georgia, on January 10, 2021. Officers and medical personnel responded to a residence in the 200 block of South Dudley Street at about 1:02 a.m. and found Laster with a single gunshot wound to his upper body. He was taken to Phoebe Sumter Medical Center and later died of his injury.

The Americus Police Department’s investigation led them to 27-year-old Deshaun Washington, who lived on South Dudley Street. Washington was located and arrested about an hour after the initial call, about 1:50 a.m., in the Lakeview Circle area. He is being held at the Sumter County Jail and faces charges including murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and tampering with evidence. He also had outstanding warrants from January 6 for entering an auto and obstruction of a police officer.

Anyone with information about what happened that night on South Dudley Street is asked to come forward.