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16-year-old killed in Augusta shooting
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) — One person is dead following a shooting in Richmond County. Authorities say just before 11 p.m. on Friday, July 5, deputies responded to a local hospital where 16-year-old Sadiq Brown had arrived by car with a gunshot wound. He later died from his injuries. Investigators later learned the shooting happened on […]
Richmond Co. Sheriff's Office searching for endangered 31-year-old
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WFXG) - The Richmond County Sheriff's office needs your help locating Tony Robinson. The 31-year-old was last seen on July 3rd on the 1300 Block of Greene Street in Augusta. Robinson is known to frequent the Salvation Army Center of Hope and suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. Anyone with...
Temporary lane closure on Ronald Reagan Drive on Monday
COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – Drivers need to be aware of a temporary lane closure happening on Ronald Reagan Drive. The temporary lane closure will be the right turning lane from Ronald Regan Drive to Norwood Drive on July 8th and July 9th from 9 A.M. to 4 P.M. Drivers are to expect delays and […]
1 man injured in 4th of July shooting at Augusta Mall
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to the scene of shots fired with one person down at the Augusta Mall. Dispatch says the first call came in at 3:38 p.m. to 3450 Wrightsboro Road on the Fourth of July. Upon arrival, deputies located...
Richmond County Sheriff’s Office searching for murder suspect
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) — The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a wanted person. Investigators say Kieran Walters, 18, is wanted for murder following an incident that took place on Friday, July 5 on the 2600 Block of Peach Orchard Road. We’re told he’s known to frequent the Harrisburg Neighborhood. Walters is to be […]
Fire Damaged Apartments During Fireworks in Richmond County
Fire damaged apartments in the 900 block of Stevens Creek Road in Richmond County late last night. Augusta-Richmond County firefighters were called to the scene just before 11 pm. The caller reported hearing fireworks for over two hours before noticing a fire on the top of the building. “The caller...
1 hurt in Augusta Mall shooting on 4th of July
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WFXG) - The Richmond County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting that left one person hurt at the Augusta Mall on Independence Day. Officials say deputies responded to the scene on Wrightsboro road at 3:38 p.m. We're told the injured man was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Shoppers plead for more security after latest shooting at Augusta Mall
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Local shoppers are now speaking out in the hope of tightening security after a shooting at the Augusta Mall that injured one on Thursday afternoon. And the mall is offering a response to the incident that was among a rash of shootings that injured dozens of victims across the country on July Fourth.
Authorities searching for suspect in Augusta murder
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WFXG) - The Richmond County Sheriff's Office is looking for 18-year-old Kieran Darnell Walters. Walters is wanted for murder in reference to a deadly shooting that took place on Friday, July 5 on the 2600 Block of Peach Orchard Road. Coroner Mark Bowen confirms the victim, 16-year-old Sadiq...
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