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‘It’s going to be a long trial’: Investigator reveals new details in Gainesville Walmart shooting that killed 81-year-old bystander
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Erron Lamar Dorsey, 17, left, is escorted into court, while Kamari Nehemiah Tilmuth, 18, right, looks back toward supporters during a committal hearing Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, in Hall County Magistrate Court. Both are charged with felony murder in the Oct. 14 shooting death of 81-year-old James McDaniel outside a Gainesville Walmart. - photo by Ben Anderson
An 81-year-old man who was shot while riding a motorized scooter outside a Gainesville Walmart managed to continue toward his car before collapsing, according to testimony Friday, Nov. 13, in a preliminary hearing for two teenagers charged in his death.