BRUNSWICK, Ga. – The Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Glynn County Police Department on Sunday arrested two people in connection with the death of a 17-year-old, authorities said.
Michael Howard, 42, and Bria-Marie Nicole Register, 28, both of Brunswick, are charged with felony murder, according the Glynn County Police Department.
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According to investigators, Javier Cordova was killed during an argument at an apartment complex.
Police said they responded to a call of shots fired at about 2:15 a.m. Saturday in the area of Cypress Mill Road by Golden Isles Parkway. Cordova was found unresponsive on the edge of the road but at first appeared to have only a small cut on his head, police said.
Paramedics took the teen to Southeast Georgia Health Systems and during treatment, they found a gunshot to his upper torso. Police said Cordova, of Brunswick, died from his injury.
The investigation continues.
Anyone with additional information can submit tips online to GBI at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online or by calling 800-597-8477.
You can also contact Glynn County Police Department Investigations Division at 912-554-7802 or Silent Witness at 912-264-1333 or 912-554-7845.