SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Spalding County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to investigate a shooting that occurred early Sunday. At 1:44 a.m., officials received a report of shots fired at 418 Ashley Trail in western Spalding County. Upon arriving at that location, deputies located 24-year-old Tamunosiki Elvis Ogbo in the driveway. Ogbo had sustained 11 […]
Sheriff: Man shot 11 times; incident may be gang related
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Sheriff: Potential suspects identified in Highway 16 aggravated assault
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Investigators of the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office are continuing to search for leads in Thursday’s aggravated assault that occurred on Highway 16, in the vicinity of Wani Road. According to Sheriff Wendell Beam, potential suspects have been identified. “I talked to the investigators a couple of hours ago,” Beam said at […]
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Man pistol whipped, thrown from vehicle and shot
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Spalding County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that occurred this morning on Highway 16 in the vicinity of Wani Road. The male victim sustained a single gunshot wound to the head. Prior to being shot, the victim was a passenger in a vehicle where he was allegedly attacked before […]
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Amberwood aggravated assault under investigation
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: One person was wounded in a Tuesday night drive by aggravated assault that occurred in the Amberwood subdivision. Spalding County Sheriff Wendell Beam said the victim reported he was shot as he walked down the street. “A pedestrian was walking on the street in the Amberwood subdivision. He reported a car […]
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Cole’s Corner area shooting remains under investigation
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Spalding County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division is continuing to search for information in an aggravated assault that occurred Oct. 23, in the vicinity of Cole’s Corner on Highway 16 in Brooks. The victim, described by Sheriff Wendell Beam only as a Hispanic male, sustained gunshot wounds to his leg […]
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Shooting leaves one man critically wounded; suspect in custody
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A Wednesday afternoon shooting has left Robert Murray Jr., age 39, in critical condition with a single gunshot wound to the chest. Officials of the Griffin Police Department say the suspect, 29-year-old Christopher Willis is in custody and has been transported to the Spalding County Jail. According to Chief Steve Heaton, […]
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