Early this morning, CMPD Officers responded to the Hillcrest Apartments on Arnold Drive after they received a report of a man shot in the parking lot.Upon arrival, police found 53-year old Geral Nathaniel Poage suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the chest. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The suspect, Iaian Evans McClellan, 29, (R) fled the scene after the shooting. Police officers and the SWAT team put the apartment complex on lock down and worked with McClellan's family to locate him.
A few hours later, McClellan showed up at a family members home and police apprehended him- but not before he took a few shots at officers from behind the front door. McClellan is in the Mecklenburg County Jail without bond.