Second Augusta shooting in less than 3 weeks leaves 1 dead

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Another shooting downtown left one person dead early Friday morning, 20 days after the shooting that shocked the community, according to the Richmond County Coroner’s Office.

The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to the 1500 block of 15th Street about an injured person at 7:43 a.m.

Deputies say when they arrived they found a man in the parking lot of a business and had been shot at least one time, Richmond County Coroner Mark Bowen confirms.

The man was pronounced dead on the scene at 8 a.m., according to Bowen, and an autopsy has been scheduled.

No further information is available at this time, and his identity will be released once the next of kin has been notified, Bowen says.

The investigation is in its early stages and there is no further information at this time, according to the sheriff’s office.

Just two days ago, downtown business owners were celebrating their business boom since the shooting on 10th Street.

Just a few weeks after downtown was shattered by the shooting, the garden city is rebounding with Juneteenth and Pride — all of which are having a positive impact on business.

And with temperatures shooting up, there’s been a concern business would wilt in the hot weather.

“Of course, the weather is not helping with it being so incredibly hot,” said Hope Trujillo, manager at Pineapple Ink.

On Tuesday, June 11, two suspects who are also brothers, were arrested in connection with the shooting.

Amazing Lee Blessed Brigham, 19, was arrested Tuesday after being released from the hospital, where he’d been since shortly after.

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