Gwinnett police have charged a Lawrenceville man with felony murder and three counts of aggravated assault in connection with a shooting of another Lawrenceville man, who was found dead in his truck in a Pleasant Hill Road parking lot on Sept. 13.
The suspect, Neil Patrick Frasdilla, 26, was arrested in Dunwoody after surveillance cameras spotted the vehicle, a 2022 Tesla, that was allegedly involved in the incident.
The victim was identified as Darius Devon Dugger, 46, of Lawrenceville. The motive for the shooting, according to officials, remains unknown.
According to a release by Gwinnett County Police, officers were dispatched to the scene of a shooting in the parking lot of 2131 Pleasant Hill Road around 1 p.m. on Sept. 13.
“The 911 call was made by a witness who was in the parking lot at the time of the shooting and saw the incident occur,” the release said. “The 911 caller reported that the driver of a blue Chevrolet pickup truck appeared (to be) deceased.”
Officers were given a vehicle description of the suspect’s car, which popped up on Dunwoody’s Flock cameras and resulted in the suspect being detained by Gwinnett Police, with several other agencies assisting.
Frasdilla is being held without bond in the Gwinnett County Jail. It appears, from jail booking records, that he is also being charged with two counts of probation violation.
Less than an hour after the shooting was reported, witnesses reported multiple police vehicles near the corner of Mt. Vernon Road and Mt. Vernon Way, with a Tesla in the middle of the pack that had its trunk open. Traffic was diverted for about an hour around the area.
