27-year-old man dies after being found shot at Macon gas station

Deputies say a 27-year-old man was found shot outside a Shell gas station Thursday afternoon.

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Bibb County Sheriff’s Office investigators are looking into a deadly shooting at a gas station in Macon.

According to the sheriff’s office, deputies were called to the Shell gas station at 100 South Heron Street, just off Eisenhower Parkway, just after 3 p.m. Thursday after reports of a person shot.

When deputies got there, they found a man unresponsive on the sidewalk suffering from a gunshot wound. He was later identified as 27-year-old Ahmad Shahid Roberts.

Emergency crews provided aid at the scene, and Roberts was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Bibb County Coroner’s Office says his family has been notified.

No additional details have been released.

Call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at (478) 751-7500 or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68-CRIME if you have information.