UPDATE: Arrest made in deadly shooting on Montpelier Avenue

Deputies arrived on scene and found 49-year-old Ernestine Frye with a single gunshot wound.

February 15, 2024

Tucker Sargent,

UPDATE (2/15) – Bibb County investigators arrested 43-year-old April Powell of Macon in connection with the shooting death of 49-year-old Ernestine Frye.

Powell was taken from Investigation Headquarters to the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center.

She faces a charge of murder and currently does not have a bond.

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A woman is dead after being shot Wednesday night at a home in the 2300 block of Montpelier Avenue.

It happened just after 6 p.m., according to a Bibb County Sheriff’s Office news release.

Deputies arrived on scene and found 49-year-old Ernestine Frye with a single gunshot wound. She was taken to Atrium Health Navicent for treatment and was pronounced dead there.

No one else was injured.

The sheriff’s office is investigating. Call deputies at (478) 751-7500 or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68-CRIME if you have information.