Man gets life for 2023 College Park drug deal shooting
Zaibrian Minter (Fulton County Sheriff's Office)
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. - A man will serve life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of another man during a College Park drug deal.
A jury convicted Zaibrian Minter of murder following a trial the week of March 16. In addition to the life sentence, the judge tacked on an additional five years.
The backstory:
The charges stem from a shooting in the 5000 block of Old National Highway just after 9:30 p.m. on Feb. 1, 2023. College Park police officers arrived to find a man with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest; he was rushed to a local hospital where he later died.
Investigators determined the shooting occurred during a drug transaction.
What they're saying:
This marks the city's second murder conviction this week.
"These crimes are heinous acts of violence that will not be tolerated in our city," said Major Joshua Durden of the College Park Police Department. "The men and women of our Criminal Investigations Division, along with our crime analysts and crime scene technicians, dedicate countless hours to solving these cases and ensuring justice is served. While no outcome can replace the loss of a loved one, we hope these convictions provide a measure of comfort and closure to the families affected," he added.
The Source: The information in this story was gathered from the College Park Police Department and Fulton County court records.