1 person detained after gunfire at Augusta apartments

Published: Feb. 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM EST
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a “suspicious situation” at an Augusta apartment complex, we learned on Tuesday.

On Tuesday around 2:55 pm, deputies say they responded to the 1500 block of 15th Street, Legacy at Walton Green Apartments to investigate a report of gunshots.

1 person detained in gunfire investigation at Augusta apartments
1 person detained in gunfire investigation at Augusta apartments(WRDW)

On they scene, deputies found shell casings and a car in a retention pond.

Latest Wrens shooting is 1 more in a string of violence for small town

A shooting left one person injured in Wrens – something that’s not new to the town of less than 2,500 people that seems to have an oversized reputation for violent crime.

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The investigation is still ongoing, and one person has been detained, according to the sheriff’s office.

This comes just one day after a shooting left one person injured in Wrens.