Gainesville man charged with murder in Monday night shooting

Robert Adam Maggio (Hall County Sheriff's Office)

A Gainesville man faces charges of felony murder and aggravated assault with a firearm in connection to a deadly shooting that occurred in the northwestern part of Hall County late Monday night.

Investigators with the Hall County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) said Robert Adam Maggio, 48, shot and killed Shane Gilleland, 51, just after 11 p.m. on June 5 at Maggio’s residence on Belvedere Drive off Price Road. Gilleland and his girlfriend had been living with Maggio at his residence for a short time prior to Monday night’s shooting.

No one else was injured in the incident, the sheriff’s office says.

Maggio was arrested Tuesday evening, June 6, following an interview with investigators at HCSO Headquarters.

The motive in the shooting remains under investigation.