Man shot in the chest while standing on his front porch

A 25-year-old Macon man was in critical condition after he was shot early Thursday while he was standing on his front porch.

Darius Rozier, 25, was wounded in the chest at about 12:40 a.m. at 5950 Bloomfield Road near the Village Green neighborhood, according to a sheriff’s office news release.

Bibb County sheriff’s deputies are looking for a man and woman who walked up and started a conversation with Rozier then demanded money.

When Rozier tried to run, he was shot by the man who was wearing a gray-hooded sweatshirt, the release said.

The woman with him was wearing a black jumper with a red hoodie which had white stars on the sleeves and on the front.

They drove off in a red, two-door Honda. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500, or call Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.

This story was originally published February 9, 2017 at 7:41 AM with the headline "Man shot in the chest while standing on his front porch."