Vigil Held For Teens Found Dead in Norcross

NORCROSS, GA -- Friends and family say the man and woman found dead of gunshot wounds in a Norcross subdivision were boyfriend and girlfriend.

The bodies of Jaquille Thomas, 18, and Angelique Bowman, 19, were discovered about 200 yards apart Monday in the 6000 block of Wandering Way -- far from where both lived in Stone Mountain.

At a candlelight vigil held for them Tuesday night, family members said both members of the couple were preparing to enter college.

“They were close,” Gean Harden, Thomas’ grandfather, told WSB-TV. “They were like two peas in a pod.”

Thomas’ body was found between two homes on Wandering Way. About 90 minutes later, as police were searching the area, they found the body of Bowman in a car parked in the subdivision’s pool parking lot.

At first, investigators were unsure whether the two shootings were related. Police said Wednesday there are no updates to report in the investigation.

Harden said both Thomas and Bowman were planning to start classes this week at Gwinnett College.

Anyone with information in the case is asked to contact homicide detectives at (770) 513-5300. They can also remain anonymous — and be eligible for rewards up to $2,000 — by contacting Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS or crimestoppersatlanta.org.