Suspect sought in Augusta shooting on Old Waynesboro Road
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Richmond County deputies are looking for the suspect in a shooting that injured a man.
Andrey Denorris Blockett is wanted on a charge of aggravated assault for an incident that happened a few minutes before 11 p.m. Sept. 9 in the 3900 block of Old Waynesboro Road, according to deputies.
A 28-year-old man said he was in the enger seat of a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado when a man known as “Block” came up to the pickup and said, “You the Joey I’ve been trying to meet.”
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The victim said the man then hit him in the face with a pistol and then shot him in the posterior.
On Wednesday, authorities identified Blockett, who’s 6 feet tall and weighs 200 pounds, as the suspect and released a photo of him. He’s considered armed and dangerous.
Anyone who encounters Blockett or has information on his location is asked to Investigator Stephen Brown or any on-call investigator with the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, 706-821-1020 or 706-821-4848.
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