Alabama man charged with fatally shooting 21-year-old at Cobb County shopping center

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Police in Smyrna say an Alabama man walked into a police precinct and confessed to shooting another man at a shopping center on Wednesday.

According to police, 53-year-old Eric Townsend of Alabama walked into a police precinct in Smyrna and told officers he shot someone at the Windy Village Shopping Center at Windy Hill Road and Cobb Parkway.

Officers later found 21-year-old Jabril Blunt dead inside a car with multiple gunshot wounds.

Townsend faces murder and aggravated assault charges.

Police are investigating the relationship between Townsend and Blunt to determine a possible motive.

Townsend is now in Cobb County jail