Cuthbert Man Arrested for Felony Murder in Shooting Death of 23-Year-Old

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) has arrested Tyrone Smith Jr., 26, of Cuthbert, Georgia, charging him with Aggravated Assault and Felony Murder in connection to the death of Delquan Harris, 23, also of Cuthbert.

On Sunday, December 22, 2024, around 3:20 a.m., the Lumpkin Police Department requested the GBI’s assistance with a death investigation. Officers responded to a residence on Matilda Street in Lumpkin, Stewart County, where Harris was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds. Smith, who was at the scene and in possession of a handgun, was taken into custody. Witnesses indicated that Smith had shot Harris.

Harris was transported to a hospital in Columbus, Georgia, where he was later pronounced dead. The investigation remains ongoing.

If anyone has any information regarding this case, please contact the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Americus at 229-931-2439 or the Lumpkin Police Department in Lumpkin, Georgia at 229-838-6101. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS(8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.

Once the investigation is complete, the case file will be given to the Southwestern Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.