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4 days ago
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Officers find man shot, killed at Macon apartment complex. Investigation underway
The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal shooting that happened at a local apartment complex Thursday. The sheriff's office said in a news release that officers were called to the Autumn Trace Apartments located at 1745 Rocky Creek Road just before 7:30 p.m. regarding a person shot. 'Deputies arrived on scene and discovered a male inside of an apartment unresponsive with a gunshot wound,' the sheriff's office said. The victim was pronounced dead on scene by Deputy Coroner Lonnie Miley, the sheriff's office said. The victim was identified as Marcus Cunningham, 22, Coroner Leon Jones told The Telegraph. He had a gunshot wound to the chest and was pronounced dead just before 8:30 p.m. The incident was under investigation Thursday evening. The BCSO urged anyone with information to contact investigators at 478-751-7500, or the Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68CRIME. Reporter Jesse Fraga contributed to this story.
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24-05-2025
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21-year-old worker hit by equipment dies at Richland construction site
A 21-year-old man died at a Richland construction site after being hit by a front loader. The man, whose name has not been released, was working at the Westcliffe Heights subdivision near the corner of Epic Street and Ascend Street about 9:30 a.m. on Friday. Deputy Coroner Dennis Morris said the employee died at the scene. Details were not immediately available about how it occurred. The Department of Labor and Industries is investigating and will determine if an autopsy needs to be done. The luxury housing construction project on Little Badger Mountain is being developed by Pahlisch Homes. Prices start about $726,000, according to the website.
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24-05-2025
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Child dead, 2 hospitalized after Lake Tobesofkee incident
The Brief A 7-year-old boy died and two others, ages 8 and 10, were hospitalized after a possible drowning incident at Lake Tobesofkee on May 23. Emergency responders recovered the older boys from the water; the 8-year-old is in critical but stable condition, while the 10-year-old is stable. The 7-year-old was found unresponsive and pronounced dead at the scene; the incident remains under investigation by the Bibb County Sheriff's Office. BIBB COUNTY, Ga. - A tragic afternoon at Lake Tobesofkee has left one child dead and two others hospitalized after a possible drowning incident at the Michael Dewayne Jones Public Fishing Area. What we know Emergency crews from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, Macon-Bibb County Fire Department, and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources responded to the scene May 23 around 2:38 p.m., after three young boys—ages seven, eight, and ten—were reported to have suddenly gone under while in the water. First responders quickly entered the water and were able to recover the eight-year-old and ten-year-old boys. Both were transported to a local hospital for treatment. As of the latest update, the eight-year-old remains in critical but stable condition, while the ten-year-old is listed as stable. The seven-year-old boy was later located unresponsive and removed from the water. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Deputy Coroner Luanne Stone, who confirmed that the child's next of kin has been notified. What's next The incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Bibb County Sheriff's Office at 478-751-7500.
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18-05-2025
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1 dead, 2 injured at shooting at graduation party in Macon, officials say
A man died and two others were injured in a shooting at a graduation party in Macon early Saturday, Bibb County officials said. Then an argument broke out, the Bibb County Coroner's Office told The Telegraph. 'Disagreement, blaming and so forth,' Deputy Coroner Ronnie Miley said. Deputies were dispatched to a report of a person shot just before 2:30 a.m. at 1524 Williamson Road, the Bibb County Sheriff's Office said in a news release. They found three people with gunshot wounds, the sheriff's office said. It was unclear whether the shooting took place inside or outside the house. But it appeared that someone at the party had fired shots and that it wasn't a drive-by shooting, Coroner Leon Jones told The Telegraph. Miley pronounced Jaurice Markel Haywood, 25, of Macon, dead at the scene, the sheriff's office said. Two other men, ages 23 and 24, had injuries from 'multiple gunshot wounds,' Jones said. An ambulance took the 23-year-old to Atrium Health Navicent Emergency Room, where deputies said he was in stable condition. But Jones said he was in critical condition. The 24-year-old was taken in a personal vehicle to a hospital, where he was in critical but stable condition, deputies said. The party began at a different location before moving to the house, Jones said. 'It was a graduation party for someone that graduated out of state, and they were having a party for him,' Jones said. 'It must have ended (at the house) because these places have cut-off times.' A lot of people were at the house when Miley arrived, but it was unclear whether they all witnessed the shooting, he said. 'By the time I got there, people would have arrived on the scene, people hear things, see about things, and they come to the scene,' Miley said. 'Family members, friends, they come to the scene.' An argument started while officials investigated the scene. 'People were doing that little disagreement thing while the investigation was going on,' Miley said. 'Nothing too serious, just some people fighting, verbal disagreement.' The shooting was still under investigation Saturday afternoon. It was unclear whether anyone had been arrested. Deputies urged anyone with information about the shooting to call the sheriff's office at 478-751-7500, or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68CRIME. This story may be updated as more information becomes available.
