Police searching for possible suspect in murder investigation

Gainesville Police Department sketch artist of possible suspect in murder investigation. (Gainesville Police Department)

The Gainesville Police Department has a sketch of a possible suspect in a murder investigation. They are asking for the public’s help in locating this person.

Gainesville Police responded to a mid-afternoon shooting on Saturday, April 27th at Ridgecrest Apartments. The police department said in a social media post, a 16-year-old Gwinnett County teen allegedly traveled to Gainesville for what investigators have described as criminal activity.

The teen, identified as Jaishawn Overstreet of Gwinnett County, was shot in the head by an unknown suspect and later died at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Possible witnesses have helped compile a sketch with a Gainesville Police Department sketch artist.

The Gainesville Police are asking anyone who can help identify the person seen in the drawing or who has any other information that could help in the case to call 911. Anonymous tips may be submitted online.