GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. - The 43-year-old man accused of shooting and killing his girlfriend, a longtime Gwinnett County deputy, made his first court appearance Tuesday in Forsyth County.

What we know:

Eric Sumner, a convicted felon, is facing several charges including murder after investigators say he shot and killed Master Deputy Tamara Tuitt-Bartlett during a domestic dispute over the weekend. Her teenage son was also shot multiple times but survived, reportedly with the help of a neighbor.

Sumner appeared before a Forsyth County magistrate judge Tuesday morning, three days after the deadly incident at a townhome on McGinnis Ferry Road.

Because of the murder charge, the magistrate judge was not able to set bond during Tuesday's hearing. That decision will have to wait for a different

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