2 men charged with murder of 20-year-old Waycross man

Ware County Sheriff's Office booking photos of Jonathan Guevara and Edgar Valasco-Catalan

WAYCROSS, Ga. – Hours after a man was found shot in Waycross early Sunday morning, police charged one man with murder and a second person surrendered to police.

Investigators said a man approached a car in a parking lot  on Knight Avenue and shot 20-year-old Jerome Wade in the chest. Wade was taken to Mayo Clinic Waycross, where he died.

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Waycross police Capt. Danny Hampton said Edgar Ivan Velasco-Catalan was arrested about noon Sunday and booked into the Ware County jail. Late in the day, Jason Guevara, 19, turned himself in at the Waycross Police Department. He was also charged with murder.

Both were being held without bond.

The investigation into the details of the case was continuing and anyone with information in the case is asked to contact the Waycross police at 912-287-2929.