AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Two people died overnight in Richmond County in unrelated shootings – Augusta’s second and third homicides since Hurricane Helene struck the city a little over a week ago.

The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to the parking lot of El Presidente, located at 2 Eighth Street, in reference to a shooting at 7:54 p.m.

Deputies say upon arrival, they located a male who had been shot at least one time.

The victim succumbed to his injuries.

Arthur Braxton, 32, of Aiken, was pronounced dead at 8:45 p.m. on the scene, according to the Richmond County Coroner’s Office.

Deputies say a subject has been detained.

The second shooting happened at Oakview Place Apartments.

At 3:03 a.m. Saturday, the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting at the 3500 block of Oakview Place.

Stephon Jones, 22, who lives at the complex, was shot at least once.

Jones was pronounced dead at 4:10 a.m. Saturday.

The two shootings are unrelated, according to the Richmond Coroner’s Office.

Autopsies have been scheduled for both victims.

The shootings are Augusta’s second and third homicides since Helene.

Last Saturday, a male victim was fatally shot in the chest at 10th and Florence streets.

The shootings come amid an outbreak of violent crime that’s claimed more than 180 lives in two and a half years across the CSRA.

The crime outbreak has affected communities large and small, but as the biggest 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. (WRDW/WAGT) – One person has died after a shooting on 8th Street in Augusta on Friday, according to authorities.

The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to the parking lot of El Presidente, located at 2 8th Street, in reference to a shooting at 7:54 p.m.

Deputies say upon arrival, they located a male who had been shot at least one time.

The victim succumbed to his injuries, according to the sheriff’s office.

Deputies say a subject has been detained.

Investigators say they were still on the scene at 9:11 p.m.

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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A man has been arrested and charged with murder in connection to the death of a 43-year-old man in Louisville back in 2023, according to authorities.

On Aug. 30, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office obtained an arrest warrant for Samuel Dontez Lewis, 36, of Midville.

Authorities say he is charged with the murder of Roosevelt Alexander Jr., the victim who was shot and killed in the early morning hours of June 2, 2023.

Around 2:45 a.m., the Jefferson County 911 center says they received a call for help concerning a man who’d been shot.

Deputies stated they arrived within minutes and discovered the victim dead outside a residence in the 1100 block of Wren Lane.

Lewis was arrested in Palm Beach, Fla. on Wednesday.

He will be extradited from Florida to the Jefferson County Jail at a later date, according to officials.

Anyone with any information related to this homicide is asked to please contact the JCSO Criminal Investigative Division at 478-625-7538 or the GBI Region 7 office at 706-595-2575.

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