No. 8 story of the year: Road-rage-fueled shooting leaves one dead
A man was shot to death on Eisenhower Parkway about lunchtime Oct. 11 after an apparent road-rage-fueled confrontation with another driver.
Randy Eugene Epps, 58, was killed after 22-year-old Will Hollingsworth opened fire on him just before a stoplight at Bloomfield Road.
Hollingsworth, of Lizella, told Bibb County sheriff’s investigators that Epps, a Jeffersonville resident, had brandished his gun first. Hollingsworth said he shot in self-defense, and the sheriff said there was not enough evidence proving otherwise.
District Attorney David Cooke said the case is still being actively investigated.
Top 10 stories of 2016
No. 1: Seven midstate law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty
No. 2: Mercer basketball player slain outside convenience store
No. 3: Sam Poss slaying rocks Perry
No. 4: Macon Charter Academy closes after 1 year
No. 5: ‘Off by a foot’ leads to end of Macon tradition
No. 6: We’re in the grip of drought, and it just won’t rain
No. 7: Macon-Bibb voters pass $280 million SPLOST
No. 8: Road-rage-fueled shooting leaves one dead
No. 9: Tornado causes most damage in Houston since ‘94 flood
No. 10: Largest manufacturing plant in 40 years opens in Macon
This story was originally published December 23, 2016 at 12:00 PM with the headline "No. 8 story of the year: Road-rage-fueled shooting leaves one dead."