Man Indicted in Shooting Death of Mechanic

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Cherokee County, GA --- A Tampa, Florida, man has been indicted on charges he fatally shot a mechanic following an argument in September.

A Cherokee County grand jury this month indicted Alexander Demar Walkine, 28, on one count each of felony murder, malice murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and two counts of cruelty to children in the third degree.

Walkine was arrested following the fatal shooting, which police say stemmed from an argument he allegedly had with Doug Eriquezzo, 43, of Acworth.

Deputies with the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office responded to a call of a person shot around 5 p.m. Sept. 16 at a business located at 5733 Bells Ferry Road in unincorporated Acworth. This place rents out bays to individual mechanics to make car repairs, Lt. Jay Baker with the sheriff’s office previously told Patch.

Deputies found Eriquezzo “lying in the parking lot of the business with two gunshot wounds,” Baker said.

Walkine was located and taken into custody without incident. Baker said witnesses informed deputies both Eriquezzo and Walkine were engaged in an argument when Walkine allegedly walked to his car, pulled out a handgun and fired two rounds towards Eriquezzo.

Walkine’s six-year-old child and five-month-old infant were also inside the car at the time of the shooting, Baker stated.

Eriquezzo was transported to WellStar Kennestone Hospital where he died from his injuries. Walkine was charged with murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, cruelty to children in the third degree, aggravated battery and aggravated assault.

He remains held without bond at the Cherokee County Adult Detention Center.

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Photo: Alexander Walkine. Credit: Cherokee Sheriff’s Office