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Man, 18, charged in Whitfield County park shooting that left four dead

Whitfield County Sheriff's Office / Andres Jared Guzman
Whitfield County Sheriff's Office / Andres Jared Guzman

Authorities in Georgia have arrested an 18-year-old in connection with a 2024 quadruple homicide in Whitfield County.

Andres Jared Guzman, 18, was arrested Tuesday by the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigations, the sheriff’s office said in a social media post.

Guzman, who was arrested in Rome, Georgia, is charged with murder and is being held at the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center, the sheriff’s office said.

(READ MORE: Gunfire rings out on security cam in Whitfield shooting, victims identified)

On Aug. 24, deputies arrived at Pleasant Grove Park shortly before midnight on a report of shots fired to find four males dead at the scene. Dalton residents Joshua Pedro Pelico-Pelico, 19, and David Antonio Delgadillo, 21; and Rome residents Daniel Segura-Cruz, 17, and Robert Valencia, 18, were identified as the victims.