Augusta, GA
Suspect sought in early morning shooting
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office has issued an arrest warrant for the Friday night homicide that occurred on the 2600 block of Peach Orchard Road.
Kieran Walters was named as the suspect and there is an active warrant out for his arrest.
Walters is considered armed and dangerous. He is known to frequent the Harrisburg Neighborhood in Richmond County.
The Sheriff’s Office is asking that any information related to the matter be sent to Inv. Tyler Steerman, or any Violent Crimes Investigator with the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office (706) 821-1026 or (706) 821-1020.
Updated: July 6, 2024, 09:30 AM.
ORIGINAL STORY: The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is actively investigating a shooting incident that resulted in the death of a young man late Friday night.
At approximately 10:55 p.m. Friday, deputies responded to a report at a local hospital concerning a male victim who had suffered gunshot wounds. The victim, identified as Sadiq Brown, 16 years old from Wrens, had been transported to the hospital but succumbed to his injuries at 11:34 p.m. Friday.
Preliminary investigations have determined that the shooting took place in the parking lot of 2622 Peach Orchard Road, listed online as A Town Wings. According to reports, Brown was shot at least once before being rushed to Piedmont Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Authorities say Brown was reportedly killed during a marijuana deal.
The RCSO has deployed investigators to the scene and is currently gathering evidence and interviewing witnesses. The exact circumstances surrounding the shooting are still under investigation, and no suspects have been announced at this time.
An autopsy has been scheduled as part of the ongoing investigation to determine the precise cause and manner of Brown’s death. Further details will be released as they become available.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Democratic candidate for Georgia governor Olu Brown visited Augusta on Friday evening, stopping near the Sand Hills Community Center as early voting continues.
Brown is one of six candidates in the Democratic primary.
Campaign priorities
Brown said his vision as governor would focus on three main areas.
“One, it’s affordability around health care and making sure we expand Medicaid and expand Peach Care and make sure we continue to make our rural health care systems healthy and vital,” Brown said. “Number two, we’ve got to address education in all of Georgia, making sure every kid in Georgia gets an excellent education, and we’re paying our teachers more. And number 3, we’re protecting the rights of all women. Folks in the Gold Dome shouldn’t be making decisions about their bodies or the choices that they make.”
Brown is running against Amanda Duffy, Derrick Jackson, Geoff Duncan, Jason Esteves, Keisha Lance Bottoms and Mike Thurmond.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – An Augusta Prep student was arrested on a charge of terroristic threats over a picture of a LEGO gun he posted on social media.
It happened Wednesday, according to an incident report from the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office.
Eric Hedinger, the principal of Augusta Preparatory Day School, told deputies a student had uploaded a picture to Snapchat of a “pistol” with the caption “shooting up the school so I don`t have to take the stats exam tomorrow. Don`t come yall!”
The principal said he spoke to the student and his father about the photo.
The principal also provided deputies with the student’s address in Grovetown.
A deputy went there and was told by the student that the “pistol” was a LEGO set that he had built.
He also said the comment he made was supposed to be a joke because he was not looking forward to taking his Advanced Placement statistics test this week.
The student showed the deputy the box that the LEGO set came in, and how the set was already disassembled.
The deputy also looked in the boy’s room to make sure he was not in possession of any weapons.
The mother advised that there was one firearm in the residence but it was locked up.
The deputy contacted Judge Leslie Morgan and she issued a warrant for terroristic threats.
The student, age 18, was taken into custody and transported to the Columbia County Detention Center.
News 12 is not reporting his name or publishing his photo since the LEGO gun could not have actually harmed anyone.
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