Lilburn man charged in shooting death of 17-year-old male

LILBURN, GA– The Gwinnett County Police Department Homicide Unit has charged Shermarcus Cockran, 31, of Lilburn, in connection with the death of a 17-year-old male.

On Feb. 5, at approximately 11 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 4300 block of Stone Mountain Highway in reference to a person shot call in unincorporated Lilburn.

Upon arrival, officers found a juvenile male deceased from what appeared to be a gunshot wound. Cockran told detectives that he had returned to the location after going to a gun range.  He began to clean his firearm, and it discharged a round into the wall of the room where the victim was playing video games. 

 Cockran was charged with Involuntary Manslaughter and Reckless Conduct.

If anyone has any information to share in this case, please contact GCPD detectives at 770-513-5300. 

Shooting suspect Shermarcus Cockran, 31/ Booking photo via Gwinnett County Police Department