Shooting Incident Under Investigation; Neighbors Protest
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Shooting Incident Under Investigation; Neighbors...
A shooting Sunday afternoon near 15th Street in Augusta led to a large gathering of upset neighbors. There is little information about the shooting other than that one person was shot at the intersect...
A shooting Sunday afternoon near 15th Street in Augusta led to a large gathering of upset neighbors. There is little information about the shooting other than that one person was shot at the intersection of 15th and Carver. A briefing on the shooting is scheduled by Sheriff Ronnie Strength, Monday, at 11:00 a.m. In the meantime, there were large crowds that had gathered. One WJBF photojournalist reported hearing gunfire in the area. Officers left to let the scene diffuse, but they mobilized in the event of any more incidents in the area.
Here is the information as emailed to WJBF News Channel 6 from the Augusta Richmond County Sheriff’s Office:
“At 4:21 PM today, two officers from the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office were involved in a shooting incident, in which one man was shot by the officers on Carver Drive near its intersection with 15th Street. The investigation into the incident is being conducted by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The Sheriff intends to provide a briefing on the incident sometime tomorrow, after all of the facts have been obtained. We will contact each of you as to the time and place of the briefing. For information concerning the identity and condition of the suspect, or any other information, refer to the GBI.
Lt. Scott Peebles
Richmond County Sheriff’s Office”
We are continuing to follow this story. County on WJBF News Channel 6 team coverage from Renita Crawford, and George Eskola, who are monitoring the events and will have more on our noon newscast and evening newscasts.
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A DRUG DEALER GANG BANGER MEETS HIS END DRT= DEAD RIGHT THERE!
they didn’t want their drug dealer taken off the street that would be the only answer to acting so stupid!!!!!
Guns and drugs? Well another dealer off the streets. This is a good thing. Attemped murder with a vehicle,thats a bad thing. Great Job RCPD My tax dollars at work.
This is a federal housing project. Many of them have grand parents who were on welfarel. A high number of them are bad to the bone. The evidence in this article supports the theory that many project people are not bad because of their environment. They are simply bad. Read http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200807/memphis-crime
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