JONESBORO — The Clayton County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday the conviction of a suspect in connection to a 2020 shootout in Forest Park.
The DA’s Office said in the Wednesday press release that a Clayton County jury found Llewellyn Edinborough, 56, of 5130 Georgia Highway 85, Forest Park, guilty of two counts of felony murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon during a crime.
According to the Clayton County DA’s Office, Edinborough, Clarence Houseworth and another person arrived at their apartment complex on Georgia Highway 85 in Forest Park.
The DA’s Office said they approached, surrounded and threatened to kill the victim, who was searching for a friend’s apartment.
The victim escaped to his truck but ultimately was forced to shoot in self defense as Edinborough, Houseworth and another individual were pursuing him.
During the shootout, the DA’s Office said that during the shootout, evidence showed that both Houseworth and Edinborough fired shots at the victim and Houseworth sustained a gunshot wound to the leg.
“The entire incident was captured on surveillance video, which clearly showed that Edinborough and his friends were the aggressors in the incident and their armed attack on the victim caused the shootout that resulted in Houseworth’s death,” the DA’s press release read.
The trial began Feb. 19 and concluded Feb. 23, the DA’s Office said.
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