Gas station shooting investigation in Macon

A fatal shooting in Macon on Dec. 17 left an 18-year-old dead outside a local gas station.

The mid-day homicide was captured on surveillance video, and an investigation allowed deputies to quickly identify a suspect, who has since turned himself in, according to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office.

Our reporting below shares what is known so far about the case:

1. Young man shot, killed outside Macon gas station, coroner says. Victim identified 2. Surveillance video captured fatal Macon shooting. Gas station clerk recalls scene 3. Teen accused of murder at Macon gas station turns himself in, deputies say

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office investigates a shooting at the Citgo gas station on Shurling Drive on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. By Jesse Fraga

NO. 1: YOUNG MAN SHOT, KILLED OUTSIDE MACON GAS STATION, CORONER SAYS. VICTIM IDENTIFIED

A teenager was found dead outside the Citgo gas station on Shurling Drive in Macon after a shooting Wednesday, according to Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones. | Published December 17, 2025 | Read Full Story by Jesse Fraga

Bibb County Deputy Coroner Luann Stone enters a crime scene where De’Kerrio Cobb, 18, was killed around noon on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, at Citgo gas station on the 1900 block of Shurling Drive in Macon, Ga. By Jesse Fraga

NO. 2: SURVEILLANCE VIDEO CAPTURED FATAL MACON SHOOTING. GAS STATION CLERK RECALLS THE SCENE

Editor’s note: | Published December 18, 2025 | Read Full Story by Jesse Fraga

NO. 3: TEEN ACCUSED OF MURDER AT MACON GAS STATION TURNS HIMSELF IN, DEPUTIES SAY

A 17-year-old turned himself into law enforcement and was charged with murder in the killing of a teenager Wednesday in Macon, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office. | Published December 19, 2025 | Read Full Story by Jesse Fraga

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