Man dead, deputy injured in Milledgeville shooting
The shooting happened at a home at the intersection of Kay Avenue and Bob White Circle in Milledgeville on April 18.
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A man is dead and a Baldwin County deputy was injured in a shooting at a Milledgeville home Saturday morning, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
The shooting happened at a home at the intersection of Kay Avenue and Bob White Circle in Milledgeville on April 18.
According to the news release, 58-year-old Rexell Dallas Rice of Eatonton arrived at the residence to pick up personal belongings when a domestic dispute occurred.
The GBI states that Rice then left the home, returning at about 9:35 a.m. armed with three firearms, and fired shots toward the home.
The residents barricaded themselves inside the home for safety, but Rice broke into the house and continued shooting.
The news release states that a Baldwin County deputy arrived at the home, encountered Rice and gave verbal commands for Rice to drop his weapon. Rice refused to drop his weapon, and an exchange of gunfire took place between Rice and the deputy in the vest.
Law enforcement entered the home, evacuated the residents and located Rice’s body.
The GBI says that one of the victims in the home was injured during the initial domestic dispute but did not require medical treatment. The deputy was taken to an area hospital for treatment.
Rice’s body will be taken to the GBI Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy.
This investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Milledgeville at 478-445-4173. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.
