19-year-old killed in shooting near Dogwood Terrace
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A 19-year-old died Tuesday after a shooting near Dogwood Terrace – one of three shootings in 24 hours in Augusta.
The Richmond County Coroner’s Office confirms Makel Jones, of the 2000 block of Bolt Drive, was shot at least one time and transported to Wellstar MCG hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 12:37 a.m.
The shooting was reported at 11:40 p.m. in the 2000 block of Bolt Drive, and Jones died later at a hospital.
It’s been a violent 24 hours in the CSRA.
- Two people were found slain Monday in a burning house in Grovetown.
- One person was hospitalized after a shooting Monday at Diamond Lakes Park.
- Shots were fired Tuesday morning near an Augusta school bus stop, though no one was injured.
An autopsy has been scheduled for Jones, the coroner says.
The case is actively being investigated and no further information is available at this time.
The shooting is part of an outbreak of violent crime that’s claimed more than 150 lives in the past year across the CSRA.
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