Soldier Found Dead After Shooting

"VIDALIA, GA — On November 24, 2012 at approximately 2:30 p.m. the Vidalia Police Department responded to the 900 block of North Circle Drive Vidalia Georgia, Toombs County.

"Officers arrived on the scene and discovered that the victim, 28-year-old former Special Class Maranda Marie Nichols, had suffered a gunshot wound. Nichols was later pronounced dead by the County Coroner. Nichols was currently a member of the Georgia National Guard.

"A search was issued afterwards for a black male, driving a white Mercury Mountaineer in connection with the shooting. Further investigation identified the offender as 28-year-old Specialist Class Samuel Bambaga Tellu of Savannah, Ga.

"On November 25, 2012 at approximately 7:20 a.m. the body of Samuel B. Tellu was located in neighboring Montgomery County in a white 2005 Mercury Mountaineer. Tellu suffered a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead. SPC Tellu had one deployment, Fall 2009 to Fall 2010 to Afghanistan. He was currently serving under the Third Infantry Division at Hunter Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield.

"The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is also working the case. The investigation is ongoing."

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