Facebook Live Shooting Suspect Turns Himself In: Report

WINGATE, NC — The suspected gunman behind a broad-daylight shooting Monday that killed a man while he was on Facebook Live has turned himself in, according to reports.

The graphic video on the social media site shows a gunman shooting a man to death in Wingate as he was broadcasting himself on Facebook Live. The shooting, which occurred around 10 a.m. Monday on Jerome Street, forced nearby Wingate University to go on lockdown.

The victim, identified by news outlets as Prentis Robinson, can be seen in the video walking down a roadway holding a selfie stick. He's wearing a white jacket and cowboy hat and holds a blue bag. As he walked down the street, he turns his head and says to someone out of the frame, “You on Live.” Four shots ring out as the lone gunman walked toward Robinson on a grassy area opens. The camera dropped to the ground.

Tuesday morning, Douglas Cleveland Colson turned himself in to police for the shooting, according to WBTV. Police told the station that Colson was questioned Monday, and that a warrant for his arrest was later issued.

The university lifted the lockdown around 1 p.m. Feb. 26. Wingate Elementary School was also briefly placed on lockdown.

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Union County Sheriff Public Information Officer Tony Underwood told the New York Daily News the video was posted on a page for Robinson, who was a musician based in Atlanta. You can watch the video here. It is extremely graphic.

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Wingate police Chief Donnie Gay told WSOC-TV Robinson had been at the police station minutes before he was gunned down to report a stolen cellphone.

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