The Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office provided an update on Monday on the weekend shooting that involved residents of Rome.
According to the WCSO release:
The four deceased from the Pleasant Grove Park have been identified as:
- Joshua Pedro Pelico-Pelico, age 19, Dalton
- David Antonio Delgadillo, age 21, Dalton
- Daniel Segura-Cruz, age 17, Rome
- Robert Valencia, age 18, Rome
Preliminary investigation of the scene of the shooting indicates there were individuals that had traveled from Rome, Georgia to meet with Delgadillo and Pelico at the Pleasant Grove Park, for the purpose of obtaining contraband. Evidence also suggests that both parties arrived at the location with firearms. As a result of this encounter between the two parties, gun shots were exchanged between the subjects.
Based on evidence collected at the scene, the individuals from Rome, Georgia arrived at Pleasant Grove Park with items that are commonly used for concealment and these individual(s) used other methods to conceal their location and identity.
A juvenile has been taken into custody and charged with four counts of felony murder.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office at (706) 278-1233 or the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Tip Line at (800) 597-8477.
The investigation is ongoing and additional information will be released as it becomes available.
