Augusta, GA
1 person shot during Riverwatch road-rage incident
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – One person is in the hospital after being shot during a road-rage incident, according to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office
On Friday around 10:55 a.m., deputies say they responded to the intersection of River Watch Parkway and Claussen Road in reference to a shooting.
Once on the scene, deputies found one victim who had been shot at least one time in the chest.
According to officials, the shooting occurred over a road-rage incident.
The victim was taken to the hospital for treatment, according to officials.
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The incident comes as the CSRA grapples with a rash of fatal shootings and other deadly crimes in the past two weeks:
- On Thursday in Wilkes County, three people were killed and one person was injured at a home on Mallorysville Road outside Tignall. One person has been taken into custody.
- On Tuesday in Augusta, 73-year-old James West was gunned down and left dead in the 1500 block of Picquet Avenue. Harold Leverett Jr., 27, was arrested, authorities said Thursday.
- On Sunday, 43-year-old Greg Baughman was shot to death in the 1000 block of Prides Crossing in Aiken County. His separated wife was arrested.
- Last Friday night, 20-year-old Ruben Johnson died after a shooting in the 1000 block on Amli Way in Augusta. Earnest Parkman, 68, was arrested.
- And last Wednesday, a shooting left William Horne, 49, and Carol Horne, 52, dead in the 3000 block of Mystic Lane in Augusta. William Horne’s brother, Tony Brooks Horne, 46, was arrested on the scene.
- Another shooting the week before left multiple people dead in Augusta. It happened Nov. 21 in the 2100 blocks of B and C streets, claiming the lives of Jeremy Dontavious McGahee, 34, and Zyquan Jamarcus Franklin, 32, both of Augusta.
All of this is part of 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 city in the region, Augusta has been hit especially hard.
Authorities have blamed much of the problem on gangs.
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Augusta, GA
2nd annual Juneteenth trail ride draws crowds in Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The second annual Juneteenth trail ride took place on Old Waynesboro Road in Augusta on Saturday.
The event featured trail rides with horses and ATVs, a mechanical bull contest and music.
People shopped at vendors, and there was entertainment for kids, including a petting zoo, inflatables and games.
“It’s really a privilege just to be able to have the opportunity to share my space, to share my area, and to share for an event with so much value, to give back to my community and a place to celebrate,” said Davon Wallace, chief of operations at Crimson Hills.
Wallace said they will be hosting more events, with a haunted trail coming in October.
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Augusta, GA
Multiple teens arrested in deadly shooting on Warren Road
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) — The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office has made multiple arrests in a deadly shooting that left one teenager dead and another injured early Saturday morning.
According to deputies, the incident happened June 20, at approximately 12:50 a.m. in the 200 block of Warren Road, where authorities responded to reports of shots fired involving two gunshot victims.
When deputies arrived, they located two 18-year-old men from Augusta.
Officials identified the victims as Eric Markquis Bartley Miller and Joseph Lamar Thomas.
Investigators say Miller sustained at least one gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Thomas was also found with at least one gunshot wound and was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office says the circumstances surrounding the shooting remain under active investigation.
As of Saturday afternoon, three teenage suspects have been arrested and charged in connection with the incident.
18-year-old Dmihjay Collins, 17-year-old Tayshaun Thomas, and 17-year-old Joseph Thomas have all been arrested and charged with Murder, Aggravated Assault, and Possession of Machine Guns. They are all currently being held at the Webster Detention Center.
A fourth teenager, 17-year-old Reante Byrd was also arrested, but investigators have not linked him to the murder case. Byrd has been charged with Possession of a Pistol or Revolver by a Person Under the Age of 18. He is also being held in the Webster Detention Center.
No further details in the investigation have been released.
Augusta, GA
Augusta Regional Airport hosts drone camp for students
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Students showcased drones they built during a two-week summer camp at Augusta Regional Airport on Friday.
12 junior and high school students attended the camp, where they learned to fly and build drones designed to help others.
Anderson Puryear, a student, said the camp focused on delivering small medical supplies.
“It was focused on delivering small medical supplies like an EPI pen or glucose packet for like diabetics and for people with allergies in need in the real world that could obviously help save lives, and if people are like in a place in a boat or like in the desert or in the forest where they can’t easily access those supplies it can save their lives,” Puryear said.
The airport partnered with Georgia Tech, state troopers and the Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Department for the Air Edu Summer Camp.
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