Augusta, GA
1 dead, another injured in shooting on C Street in Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – One person has died and another has been injured after a shooting on the 2100 block of C Street on Thursday night.
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to C Street around 9:34 p.m. in reference to shots fired with two people down.
Deputies says upon arrival, they located one male and one female subject had been shot at least one time.
Both victims were transported to a local hospital for treatment, where the male victim succumbed to his injuries.
The sheriff’s office says investigators are still on scene as of 11 p.m.
Also on Thursday, 50-year-old Chavious Kimmerlin was shot dead in his home on Highland Avenue.
The shooting comes amid a two-year outbreak of violent crime that’s claimed more than 180 lives across the CSRA.
Cities large and small have been affected on both sides of the Savannah River. But as the largest community in the region, Augusta has been hit especially hard.
Authorities have blamed much of the problem on gangs.
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