Augusta, GA
Officer-involved shooting leaves 1 hospitalized on Telfair Street
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – An officer-involved shooting left one person hospitalized on Telfair Street early Friday morning.
Deputies say they responded to the 200 block of Telfair Street around 1:05 a.m. after multiple 911 calls reported several individuals were involved in a fight. Calls also reported shots were fired.
According to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy was fired upon when arriving to the scene.
The deputy returned fire, striking one individual at least once, according to deputies.
The sheriff’s office says evidence at the scene indicates multiple shots were fired.
Deputies rendered first aid to the injured individual until EMS arrived. The individual was transported to a local hospital by Central EMS, the sheriff’s office says.
The suspect is listed as stable, and has been assigned a hospital room, according to deputies.
Authorities once released from the hospital, the suspect will be arrested and booked into the Charles B. Webster Detention Center. They say they anticipate the suspect will be in the hospital for a while.
No deputies were injured during the incident.
The sheriff’s office says the area remains secured, with traffic blocked in all directions, while evidence is collected and witness statements are obtained.
The Regional Use of Force Task Force has been notified and is responding to assume the investigation. The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office also responded to the scene.
The shooting remains an active and ongoing investigation.
This is the first officer-involved shooting in Richmond County this year.
The last officer-involved shooting was in October 2025. A Richmond County deputy was injured in a shoot-out with a wanted man on Washington Road.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The South Augusta YMCA will not renew its lease at the Tobacco Road location, the Y confirmed.
The shopping center is being sold, and the current lease ends in October.
The Y has not announced a final day at the current location. Officials said they plan to announce that date and next steps for South Augusta later this month.
The YMCA said it still plans to serve South Augusta after the lease expires.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A man who was previously wanted for questioning in an Augusta deadly shooting has now been charged with murder in the case, according to authorities.
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office says Kemfton Quewanaki Kenon, 27, was arrested on Friday in connection to the shooting death of Khyla Rodriguez, of Augusta.
Kenon is booked into the Charles B. Webster Detention Center and charged with murder and possession of a firearm during a crime, according to jail bookings.
Rodriguez, 25, was found dead after deputies received a call about a shooting on May 15 at 1:11 a.m. on Cameron Drive.
The Richmond County Coroner’s Office said Rodriguez was pronounced dead at 2:27 a.m.
Kenon was previously wanted for questioning in the case and was located in Miami-Dade County, Florida. He was interviewed and arrested on an unrelated warrant.
Deputies were also interviewed two other subjects in the case. They were not arrested in the case.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – People who live in South Augusta are raising concerns about the future of the Family Y on Tobacco Road.
Officials say the facility has been operating at a loss for years, and have had a low number of memberships. The location also has a new owner. The cost of the lease is too high and the facility is also in need of renovations, which are said to be costly.
“The reality is we couldn’t afford the current lease that we were in,” said Catie McCauley, president and CEO of Family Y of Greater Augusta. “Over the last 10 years we’ve been subsidizing this lot. So we got to look at a model that we can sustain for the next several generations not just the next couple years.”
The location is set to close in October, but officials say they are working with community members and contractors for a new building that they can move into and are committed to staying in South Augusta.
Photojournalist credit: Gary Hipps
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