Texas man is third suspect arrested in August I-77 shooting that killed Marquise Banks

Summit County deputies arrested a third suspect in the I-77 shooting on Aug. 3 that killed 23-year-old Marquise Banks and injured one other.

Giovanni Porter, 23, of Carrollton, Texas, was arrested Thursday morning. The sheriff’s office issued a warrant for his arrest on Jan. 23 and charged him with first-degree murder.

Warrant: Summit County Sheriff’s Office seeks third person in fatal August I-77 shooting

I-77 shooting

The shooting occurred at about 6:15 p.m. when a pick-up truck traveling southbound on I-77 fired multiple rounds into Banks’ vehicle.

His vehicle careened across the grass median and crashed into a Mercedes, leaving its driver with minor injuries. Banks was pronounced dead at the scene.

Also arrested and charged in the shooting are 18-year-old Sirvonte Suggs and 20-year-old Ahmere Williams .

Suggs pleaded not guilty to charges that included two counts of murder and one felonious assault with a firearm drive-by shooting specifications plus aggravated murder.

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