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Two 12-year-old girls were shot during an attempted robbery in Savannah

Savannah Police are investigating an attempted armed robbery that resulted in the shooting of two 12-year-old girls Friday. At about 1:30 p.m., officers responded to a local hospital on a…

Suspect in killing of 15-year-old turns himself in

A suspect in the killing of a 15-year-old boy has turned himself in to the Coffee County Jail, authorities say. On Wednesday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation secured a Felony…

Georgia teen shot and killed

DOUGLAS -- A 15-year-old boy was shot and killed Monday evening and a juvenile suspect is in custody. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office…

Early morning shooting in Gwinnett ruled self-defense

DACULA -- Police in Gwinnett County have ruled an early morning shooting that took the life of a 27-year-old woman an act of self-defense. The initial report: The Gwinnett County…

Woman dies in early morning shooting in Gwinnett County

Police are on the scene of an early morning shooting on Rabbit Hill Road in Dacula. The Gwinnett County Police Department was called just after 3 a.m. in reference to…

Police arrest suspect in shooting death of 20-year-old Georgia woman

The suspect in the shooting death of a 20-year-old woman two weeks ago was located and arrested in New Jersey Monday. According to the Gwinnett County Police Department, Moses Dyl…

Man shot in Burke County

WAYNESBORO -- Police re on the scene of a shooting in Burke County in the area of Grubbs St. and Walker St. According to the Burke County Sheriff's Office, the…

Police arrest suspect in car shooting in Lithonia

LITHONIA -- An arrest has been made in the shooting death of two men who were shot while riding in a car Tuesday. Lithonia resident Da Shjohn Bridges, who is…

Gwinnett Police search for suspect in shooting death of 20-year-old woman

BUFORD -- Police in Gwinnett County are searching for a suspect in the shooting death of 20-year-old Shakeya Smith early Saturday morning. Police say the homicide occurred on Roxwood Park…

20-year-old man fatally shot in Savannah

SAVANNA -- The Savannah Police Department is investigating the fatal shooting of 20-year-old man. Officers responded to the 2400 block of Harden Street around 2:10 a.m. Sept. 8 and discovered…

Large Labor Day gathering ends in gunfire

WARNER ROBINS -- A large Labor Day gathering in Warner Robins ended with shots being fired, according to local law enforcement. Officers with the Warner Robins Police Department were dispatched…

Man shot at Gwinnett County park after football game

The Gwinnett County Police Department is investigating a shooting that took place at Gary Pirkle Park at 6195 Austin Garner Road on August 29 after a semi-professional football game was cancelled.…

GBI investigates Abbeville shooting

ABBEVILLE -- Georgia authorities are investigating a shooting that took place Saturday in Abbeville. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, preliminary information indicates that at about 10:37 p.m., the…

77-year-old Georgia man fatally shoots 53-year-old woman

A 53-year-old woman is dead after being shot outside a Bibb County home by a 77-year-old man. Bibb County Sheriff’s Investigators responded to a home on East Pine Hill Drive…