Two dead, two injured after downtown Macon shooting early Saturday morning
Two people are dead after shooting broke out on Cherry Street early Saturday morning in Macon.
The shooting reportedly began around 12:40 a.m. after a fight on a sidewalk along Cherry between MLK Boulevard and Third Street, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office. When police arrived, they found Donovan Munir Cason, 20 of Macon, dead. Kabryan Johnson, 21 of Macon, was taken to a local hospital with a gunshot wound, where he later died.
A 20-year-old man and woman were also transported to a local hospital with injuries and are in stable condition, according to the sheriff’s office.
Videos and comments posted to social media depict a chaotic scene, with people running for cover following more than a dozen shots.
In November, six people were shot and one injured in the same block around 2:45 a.m. Friday, Nov. 27. Then mayor-elect Lester Miller said public safety would be a leading priority for his administration, adding that “stopping the violence means supporting our law enforcement,” funding community policing and increased patrols and code enforcement.
One of Macon-Bibb County’s responses to the spike in violent crime include public meetings with victims of violent crime as part of its Macon Violence Prevention program. The FBI, sheriff’s office and other law enforcement agencies made 10 arrests this week as part of a response to violent crime in Macon.
The shootings will likely bring Bibb County’s 2021 homicide total to 36, a total that includes a pair of vehicular homicides as well as the death of a pregnant woman whose unborn child also died. Last year, the county set a modern day record for violent killings.
This incident is still under investigation. If anyone has any information about this incident, they can contact the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at (478) 751-7500 or the Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.
This story was originally published July 24, 2021 at 4:25 AM.
