34-year-old dies days after shooting on Madrid Drive in Augusta

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – One man has died and another is in jail after a shooting nearly a week ago in Augusta.

Brandon Johnson, 34, was shot at least once in his home in the 3600 block of Madrid Drive on Sunday and taken to Doctors Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 6:35 p.m. Friday.

Another resident of the home, Mark Johnson, 30, has been arrested and charged in the shooting, which happened around 7 a.m. Sunday.

After the shooting was reported Sunday morning, deputies say they found Mark Johnson in the backyard of the home as he was leaving the house.

Deputies found the victim with a gunshot wound in the hallway of the home.

Deputies say a witness was kneeling over the victim and holding a towel on the victim’s chest.

The witness told deputies Mark Johnson shot the victim in the chest due to an argument, according to an incident report.

The witness told deputies the victim was intoxicated and had been turning multiple switches on and off in the home. Mark Johnson became upset and confronted the victim while he was in the hallway, according to deputies’ report.

The witness stated she was sitting in the living room when she heard a loud noise and saw the victim fall to the floor, deputies say.

Mark Johnson was arrested on charges of aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during a crime, according to jail reports.

The charges had not been upgraded as of early Saturday.

An autopsy has been scheduled for the victim.

Despite the victim and suspect having the same last name, deputies classified the incident as “aggravated assault-nonfamily.”

Copyright 2025 WRDW/WAGT. All rights reserved.