UPDATE: Bibb deputies investigating fatal shooting on Hardwick Drive, second victim hospitalized

Coroner Leon Jones say the shooting victims were found at separate locations.
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Credit: Bibb County Sheriff's Office/Facebook

UPDATE: The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office has released new details confirming a fatal shooting Friday night on Hardwick Drive.

According to the sheriff’s office, deputies were called to the 400 block of Hardwick Drive at 8:50 p.m. Friday after a report of a person shot. When deputies got there, they found an unidentified male unresponsive with a gunshot wound. Deputy Coroner Ronnie Miley pronounced him dead at the scene.

Deputies confirmed a second victim, a 19-year-old man, was found nearby with a gunshot wound and transported by ambulance to a medical facility. The sheriff’s office says the victim is currently listed in critical condition.

Video shared by the sheriff’s office on its Facebook page Friday night appears to show a crashed SUV.

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office says the shooting remains under investigation and that information released so far is preliminary and subject to change.

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


ORIGINAL STORY:

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – One person is dead and another is hospitalized after they were shot in Macon Friday night.

According to Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones, one person was found dead in the 400 block of Hardwick Drive. Jones said he had not identified the victim.

He said a second victim, a 19-year-old man, was found with a gunshot wound near Houston Avenue and Sardis Church Road and was taken to the hospital.

We’ve reached out to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office for additional information.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

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