UPDATE: Afternoon shooting leaves man dead, suspect in custody
UPDATE (9:30 p.m.) – A man shot during an argument at a Macon motel Wednesday afternoon has died, and deputies say another man is in custody and charged with his murder.
A sheriff’s office news release says the shooting happened at Magnolia Court Motel, located in the 4700 block of Pio Nono Avenue. The incident was called in to the Macon-Bibb 911 Center at 3:15.
Witnesses told deputies two men got into an altercation at the motel, and one of them pulled out a handgun and shot the other.
After the shooting, the suspect, identified as 34-year-old Willie Lee Daniel III, fled the scene and crossed Pio Nono Avenue. Deputies eventually spotted and apprehended him, recovering a handgun in the process.
Daniel is now being held without bond on charges of murder, aggravated assault and a probation violation.
The victim of the shooting, 32-year-old Lance Michael Terrell, was taken to Atrium Health Navicent, The Medical Center by ambulance, where he later died.
Call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at (478) 751-7500 or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68-CRIME if you have additional information.
Original story:
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon-Bibb Coroner Leon Jones says there’s an active crime scene at a Macon motel after a man was found dead.
Jones says a 32-year-old man was found dead at Magnolia Court Motel, located on Pio Nono Avenue.
That’s all the information we have right now. We have a reporter on the way to the scene and will provide updates as we get them.
Leave a Reply