32-year-old shot dead on Verdery Street in Augusta

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November 17, 2023

32-year-old shot dead on Verdery Street in Augusta

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A 32-year-old was killed Thursday night in a shooting on Verdery Street at Oak Street, according to authorities.

Myron Garnett, 32, of Verdery Street was shot at least one time and pronounced dead on the scene at 9:43 p.m., Richmond County Coroner Mark Bowen said.

An autopsy has been scheduled.

Garnett is the latest victim in an outbreak of violent crime that’s claimed more than 100 lives across the CSRA in the past year and a half.

In just the past week, there have been two other murders in Augusta:

On Nov. 11, Charles Irvin, 50, was found shot at 1:22 a.m. in the 1500 block of Bleakley Street. He was pronounced dead at 2:01 a.m.
On Nov. 10, Luis Edgardo Gonzalez, 34, was found dead in a burning abandoned house in the 500 block of Huntington Street. The case was ruled a murder.

While the outbreak of violence has affected communities large and small on both sides of the Savannah River, Augusta as the largest city has been hit especially hard.

Authorities have blamed much of the problem on gangs. Many of the victims and suspects have been young men.

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Downtown Augusta businesses prep for New Year’s Eve celebrations

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December 31, 2024

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Downtown Augusta businesses prep for New Year’s Eve celebrations

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The CSRA and especially downtown have been preparing for New Year’s Eve, hoping to see more people and business to start off the new year strong.

They are getting ready for the night ahead and even celebrating a little early.

“Oh it’s fun,” said Kathy Nave, Skateland of Augusta owner. “It’s a lot of fun having all the families here and their siblings.”

Skateland of Augusta has been busy preparing for a family-friendly New Year’s by having an event for the kids early in the day and one for everyone later at night.

“The younger children are falling asleep and they want to be involved in the adult stuff,” said Nave. “It’s midnight, it’s New Year’s, so we decided about three years ago, that we should have a balloon drop just for little kids.”

But Nave says the fun doesn’t stop there.

“We have a balloon drop at midnight,” she said. “We’ll countdown with the big ball dropping.”

They aren’t the only ones who have spent the day preparing for the new year.

“Blowing up balloons, getting confetti all set up ready for the big ball drop, having everything set up,” said Dustin Keyes, bar manager at Dirty Boots.

They are making sure they’re ready for anything.

“Any night that we work, we never hope to be slow,” said Keyes. “So we’re always prepared to be super busy and just as busy as we can be.”

Hoping it’s busy, and that it stays that way into the new year.

“It seems like ever since we’ve been down here, it’s definitely grown and blown up a little bit, especially with this bar,” said Keyes. “We have two others right now going on, so who knows what the future will hold.”

There are only a few hours left of 2024 and these businesses say to come celebrate with them.

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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt reach divorce settlement

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December 31, 2024

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