Man shot in the face, pronounced dead while sitting in his car

A 29-year-old Macon man was shot to death just after midnight Tuesday morning.

Antwan Baker was pronounced dead inside his car on Bailey Avenue about 1:20 a.m., Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones said.

Bibb County sheriff’s deputies were called to the shooting just before 12:15 a.m. and found Baker mortally wounded in the face.

Jones said Baker was sitting in his car in front of his home at 1432 Bailey Ave., which runs between Napier Avenue and Columbus Road.

Those gathered at Baker’s home before noon on Tuesday and a few blocks away at his sister’s house were not ready to talk about what happened.

Chief Deputy Coroner Lonnie Miley said Baker was behind the wheel of the car, as if he were getting ready to leave.

An autopsy has been scheduled at the GBI crime lab, Miley said.

Anyone with information is asked to call for an investigator at 478-751-7500 or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 877-68-CRIME.

This story was originally published December 6, 2016 at 4:32 AM with the headline "Man shot in the face, pronounced dead while sitting in his car."