18-Year-Old Arrested for Murder in September Shooting Death of Dublin Man

On Wednesday, November 6, 2024, 18-year-old Quentin Vanteryll Gibson of Dublin, Georgia, was arrested and charged with Murder and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony in connection to the shooting death of 35-year-old Cortez Hicks.

The incident occurred on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, around 11:55 a.m., when the Dublin Police Department responded to a shooting at a home in the 400 block of Jones Village Lane. Upon arrival, officers found Hicks inside the residence suffering from gunshot wounds. He was transported to a local hospital, where he later died from his injuries.

Gibson was booked into the Laurens County Jail, and the investigation is ongoing.