Man charged in deadly Moorhead shooting

UPDATE:

The victim was identified as 39-year-old James Earl Hamilton.


A Moorhead man is facing charges in connection with a homicide on Sunday.

Jerome Anthony Thomas III, 35, was charged Monday with two counts of second-degree murder, one count of attempted first-degree murder and one count of attempted second-degree murder.

The charges stem from a fatal shooting that occured on the 2700 block of 14th Street South in Moorhead. Law enforcement was called to the area around 9:30 a.m. on a report of a man lying in the driveway with an apparent gunshot wound to the head, according to a criminal complaint.

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The man was declared dead at the scene, the complaint states.

Surveillance footage from the area showed the victim standing with another man, a juvenile, when a green Chevrolet Trax drove by and fired multiple shots.

The juvenile told law enforcement he recognized the driver as Thomas, according to the complaint.

Another victim, a woman, told police she was sitting in a parked car down the street from the initial shooting when Thomas drove up to her car, hit the driver’s side window with his fist and fired a shot at her before leaving.

On Tuesday, Michigan State Police told Moorhead law enforcement that Thomas was arrested during a traffic stop.

Thomas is currently awaiting extrication at the Marquette County Correctional Facility, according to Moorhead police.

The man who died has not yet been identified.