HALL COUNTY, Ga. — Investigators have charged 52-year-old Todd Alexander Stalcup with murder and other felony offenses in connection with a deadly shooting Sunday afternoon at a Hall County park that killed a Gainesville man and his dog.
According to the Hall County Sheriff’s Office, Stalcup is charged with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. He is being held without bond in the Hall County Jail.
Investigators obtained the arrest warrants Sunday evening following the shooting at Simpson Park off Ga. 53/Dawsonville Highway.
Authorities identified the victim as 70-year-old Terry Wayne Loden of Gainesville. He died at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center after the shooting. His dog also died.
Dog fight ends in shooting
Deputies were called to the park around 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21, after a confrontation between two men who were walking their dogs. Investigators said the dogs began fighting, and during the confrontation, Stalcup shot Loden’s dog with a handgun and then shot Loden.
Sheriff’s officials said the two men did not know one another.
Stalcup initially remained at the scene but left in his SUV shortly afterward. Deputies took him into custody about 15 minutes later as he was leaving the park.
Stalcup has a Lawrenceville address but has been living in the Gainesville area, according to investigators.
The case remains under investigation.
