Gang members found guilty of murdering Gwinnett businessman in his garage

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Daquan Rashad Clarke and Troy Anthony Hunt have been found guilty of murdering the owner of a Gwinnett County check-cashing business at his home. (FOX 5/Gwinnett County District Attorney)

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. - A Gwinnett County jury has found two men guilty of murder in the 2019 death of the owner of a local check-cashing business.

Years after the deadly shooting, officials say one suspect in the crime has still not been identified.

What we know:

Officials said on Oct. 4, 2019, 37-year-old Daquan Rashad Clarke, 44-year-old Troy Anthony Hunt, Ian Jabar Longshore, and a fourth man followed 55-year-old Sukkee Hong to his Sugar Hill home.

According to investigators, the group, all members of the "Goodfellas" street gang, had identified Hong's business, TME Check Cashing, as one of several that they wanted to rob. Clarke’s girlfriend, Subriccia S. Moss, bought a tracking device on the internet and distracted Hong while the men put the device on his car.

On that night, prosecutors said Hunt and the unidentified man followed Hong into his garage while Clarke and Longshore waited in getaway cars. Video surveillance showed the two men racing out of the garage after firing shots. They took with them a bag from Hong's car that had documents and the victim's cell phone.

Detectives say they identified three of the four men using mobile phone data and DNA evidence collected from the crime scene.

What they're saying:

"We stand with the family and loved ones of Mr. Sukke Hong and continue to grieve his loss," District Attorney Patsy Austin-Gatson said. "We thank the jury for returning a verdict which gives Mr. Hong’s family justice. Violent gang activity is unacceptable in Gwinnett County, and we will always hold those who commit crimes like these accountable to the fullest extent of the law."

What's next:

On Friday, a Gwinnett County jury on Friday found Clarke and Hunt guilty of two counts of felony murder, aggravated assault, armed robbery, and four counts of violation of Georgia’s Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act. Hunt was also found guilty of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.

Moss pleaded guilty before the trial to armed robbery and aggravated assault and was sentenced to serve 15 years in prison and five years on probation. Longshore died in the Gwinnett County Detention Center in 2021 from an overdose, officials said.

Investigators are still working to identify the fourth man.

The two men will be sentenced at a later date.