Man faces first-degree murder charge following deadly altercation at Whiteville gas station
WHITEVILLE, Tenn. — We have new information regarding an altercation between two men at a local gas station in the late hours Friday evening that turned deadly.
29-year-old Montavis “Money Moe” Moore is facing first-degree murder, among other charges, that stem from an incident that occurred around 11:30 p.m. on Friday, January 25 at the Shell Station off of US-64 in Whiteville.
According to court records, Moore and 43-year-old Jermaine “CoJack” Norment can be seen on video surveillance at two separate gas pumps having a heated conversation. Whiteville police say video surveillance obtained by police shows Norment walking towards the gas station door then turning back to speak to Moore.
The two men continue to exchange words.
Moore can be seen pulling out a pistol from his jacket pocket and fires one shot into Norment’s chest. Once the shot was fired, Norment walks toward the store and falls at the front door as Moore gets into his vehicle and leaves. Whiteville Police say Norment was unarmed.
According to Whiteville PD, when law-enforcement arrived, they performed life-saving measures until EMS arrived and transported Norment to the Bolivar ER where he was pronounced dead.
Police identified Moore and were notified of his residence where they found the same vehicle matching the one in the surveillance video.
“Our community works very well with us, and that was one reason we were able to apprehend the suspect as quick as we did,” said Whiteville Police Department Chief Ben Davis.
Moore is facing charges of murder, unlawful possession of a firearm during a dangerous felony and reckless endangerment.
Whiteville Police did say both individuals were affiliates of gangs. Although it is unknown whether or not the altercation stemmed from such.
The owner of the Shell station did not want to speak on camera but told us that it was unfortunate that the shooting happened there and the incident did impact business slightly, however he was satisfied with how police handled the incident.
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