Nearly two weeks after a man was arrested on charges related to the fatal shooting of a Gwinnett County car dealership employee, police have identified a second suspect who they believe paid to have the victim killed.
Stoney Williams, 41, of Conyers, is facing multiple charges, including malice murder, in connection with the Dec. 9 killing of 34-year-old Courtney Owens, Gwinnett police said in a news release. Williams’ whereabouts are unknown and police are asking for the public’s help as they work to locate him.
Earlier this month, police arrested 23-year-old Wesley Vickers on charges related to Owens’ shooting death. Vickers had been on the run for a month but was apprehended Jan. 9. He was booked into the Gwinnett jail, where he remains in custody.
The incident took place at the Royal Court Motors car dealership, where officers responded to a person shot call around 2:30 p.m. and found Owens dead at the scene. According to investigators, a witness reported seeing a masked man with a gun leaving the scene on foot.
Vickers killed Owens execution-style by forcing her to her knees and shooting her in the head, police spokesman Cpl. Ryan Winderweedle said.
Investigators now believe Williams may have hired Vickers to kill Owens, according to Winderweedle. Authorities are still trying to determine the exact motive, but police said Williams and Owens were previously in a relationship and were business partners at the car dealership where the shooting occurred.
“It seems as though both relationships were ending — the personal relationship and the business relationship,” Winderweedle said.
Investigators said that Williams, who remains on the run, is known to use a long list of aliases: Sherrod Eric Henry, Jaheim Lamar, Lawrence Tyrell Robinson, X Superman, Alvin Marcus Williams, Stanley Williams, Stanley Lamar Williams, Stoney Williams, Stoney L Williams, Stoney Larmar Williams, Stoney Lee Williams and Stony David Williams.
Vickers has been charged with malice murder, felony murder and aggravated assault, police said. Warrants were taken out against Williams on identical counts.
Anyone with information about the shooting or Williams’ whereabouts is asked to contact Gwinnett police detectives at 770-513-5300. Tipsters can remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-8477 or visiting www.stopcrimeatl.com.
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