Canton Man Killed In Butterworth Road Shooting Identified

CANTON, GA — The man who was found shot to death by a relative around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday in a driveway at Butterworth Road has been identified by authorities as Paul Miceli, 55, of Canton.

The person accused of killing Miceli has been identified as his 80-year-old father-in-law, the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday.

Authorities told Patch charges are not currently being filed in the case.

Deputies responding to the shooting found Miceli shot to death in the driveway, began searching the property for a suspect and found a second man with a nearby gun, authorities previously said. They added it appeared the second man, identified as the suspect, shot his relative before turning the gun on himself.

Miceli's father-in-law is in Wellstar Kennestone Hospital and suffering life-threatening injuries from the shooting, authorities said. A motive in the shooting is unknown.