Augusta, GA
1 dead after a shooting on Helsinki Drive in Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – One man is dead after a Richmond County shooting on Wednesday evening, according to officials.
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office says they responded to the 2300 block of Helsinki Drive in reference to shots fired with one person down at 6:23 p.m.
When deputies arrived, they found one male had been shot at least once.
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He was taken to Wellstar/MCG by EMS. He succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at 8:07 p.m., according to Richmond County Coroner Mark Bowen.
While deputies were at the hospital, another person arrived with at least one gunshot wound, deputies said. They are unsure if the two victims who were shot were involved in the same shooting or a different incident.
Investigators were on scene at 9 p.m. and they had no additional information at the time, deputies said.
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