UPDATE: GBI releases identity of man found shot dead in Forsyth

The GBI says police in Forsyth received a 911 call around 9 a.m. "about an unknown person found dead inside their home."

UPDATE (1/6/24):  The Georgia Bureau of Investigation identified the man found dead in Forsyth Friday as 21-year-old Rashid Khalid Ivey of Macon.

The GBI says police in Forsyth received a 911 call around 9 a.m. “about an unknown person found dead inside their home.”

Forsyth Police responded and found Ivey dead from a gunshot wound. A GBI Medical Examiner will conduct an autopsy on Ivey’s body.

The investigation continues. Call Forsyth Police at (478) 993-1005 or 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.

The GBI says the case will be given to the Towaliga District Attorney’s Office for review once the investigation is complete.

ORIGINAL STORY (1/5/24):

FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — One person is dead in Forsyth after  being found shot Friday morning.

It happened at a home on Pinkney Circle, which is just outside of the downtown square.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation confirms someone was killed, but no arrests have been made.

That is all the information the GBI has released at this time.

Stay with 41NBC for updates as they become available.