UPDATE: Four charged after shots fired near Tom Hill Sr. Blvd. shopping center

UPDATE: The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Gang Unit made four arrests in connection with a shooting investigation Monday afternoon.

According to an update from the sheriff’s office, 21-year-old Justin Caleb Epps and 18-year-olds Aubrey Blash, Elijah Johnson and Tyrese Haslem were taken to the Bibb County Jail just before 8:30 p.m. Monday.

Epps is charged with possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. Blash is charged with possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of a dangerous weapon and reckless conduct with a firearm.

Johnson is charged with possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, unlawful possession of a firearm and reckless conduct with a firearm. Haslem is charged with possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and reckless conduct with a firearm.

All four are being held without bond as the investigation continues.

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

ORIGINAL STORY:

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Four suspects were taken into custody for questioning Monday after a shooting incident inside Northpark Center, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies responded around 1:41 p.m. on November 17 to reports of shots fired near Northside Drive, just north of Tom Hill Sr. Boulevard. When they arrived, deputies saw several men getting out of an SUV stopped in the roadway, the sheriff’s office said.

A 21-year-old man, identified as the vehicle’s owner, ran but was apprehended. An 18-year-old who ran from the vehicle dropped a bookbag before he was also taken into custody. A second 18-year-old armed suspect was spotted running behind the shopping center and was detained without incident, according to the sheriff’s office.

Witnesses told deputies another suspect ran toward the nearby Kroger. Deputies found the fourth suspect, also an 18-year-old male, in the parking lot and took him into custody.

Deputies recovered several firearms, bags of marijuana and bookbags at the scene. No injuries or property damage were reported.

The four suspects were taken to the Investigation Headquarters for questioning. The sheriff’s office said the investigation is in its early stages.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500 or Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.

Courtesy: Bre’Anna Sheffield