24-year-old man dies after being shot in Augusta

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A person has died after being shot within the higher torso late Thursday in Augusta, in accordance with deputies.

Brandon Peoples, 24, was shot round 10:45 p.m. Thursday within the the 2300 block of Prague Courtroom, in accordance with the Richmond County Sheriff’s Workplace. Deputies recognized him as being from Augusta, whereas Coroner Mark Bowen mentioned he was from Girard, a small neighborhood in Burke County a couple of miles east of Waynesboro. Bowen additionally spelled the sufferer’s final identify as Peebles. We’re attempting to make clear the discrepancies.

He was discovered by deputies responding to a report of gunshots within the neighborhood south of Gordon Freeway and a couple of mile east of Fort Gordon’s Gate 1.

The sufferer was taken to Augusta College Medical Heart, however authorities mentioned late Friday morning he had succumbed to his accidents. Bowen mentioned he was pronounced lifeless at 11:23 p.m. Thursday.

Bowen mentioned the sufferer’s physique is being despatched to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation lab for an post-mortem.

The taking pictures continues to be underneath investigation, and deputies aren’t releasing additional data in the interim.

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