Man sought for questioning in deadly Lumpkin Road shooting
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - One person is wanted for questioning in connection to a deadly shooting on Lumpkin Road, according to authorities.
The Richmond County Coroner’s Office says Jaquavious Watkins died in the shooting on Wednesday night.
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office says 18-year-old Tayshaun Antonio Goodwin is wanted for questioning in the case.
Goodwin is known to frequent the Harrisburg and Lumpkin Road neighborhoods, according to deputies.
Deputies describe him as 5 foot 10 inches tall and weighs 130 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.
The sheriff’s office says deputies responded to the 2500 block of Lumpkin Road regarding the shooting.
Deputies located Watkins on the scene with at least one gunshot wound, according to the sheriff’s office.
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Coroner Mark Bowen says Watkins was transported to Wellstar, where he was pronounced dead at 8:20 p.m.
The shooting happened amid a surge in violent crime that’s claimed about 200 lives across the CSRA in the past three years.
Communities large and small have been affected, but as the largest city in the region, Augusta has been hit especially hard.
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