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A string of recent shootings in Macon: What we know

Stories by Macon Telegraph journalists, with AI summarization

A string of shootings, some fatal and others nonfatal, have occurred in recent weeks in Macon.

Investigations are ongoing into each case, though arrests have been made in a handful of the incidents. Read more on these stories below.

1. Men arrested after fatal shooting at Macon gas station. 1 is charged in multiple shootings 2. Investigators: Teen who was shot at Macon gas station was the 'primary aggressor' 3. Macon in critical condition after being shot in Macon, sheriff's office says 4. Teenager arrested, charged in Monday's shooting of 25-year-old man in Macon 5. Woman dead after morning shooting in Macon, sheriff's office investigating 6. Deputies investigate after 3 people shot at Macon apartments. What we know

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NO. 1: MEN ARRESTED AFTER FATAL SHOOTING AT MACON GAS STATION. 1 IS CHARGED IN MULTIPLE SHOOTINGS

Two men have been arrested and charged in the death of a man shot at a Macon gas station Thursday, and one of them now faces two murder cases, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office. | Published January 2, 2026 | Read Full Story by Jeremy Chisenhall

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Bibb County Sheriff’s Office sits off of Oglethorpe Street on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Macon, Georgia. A Bibb County Jail inmate suffered injuries after hot water was thrown at him by other inmates. By Katie Tucker/The Telegraph

NO. 2: INVESTIGATORS: TEEN WHO WAS SHOT AT MACON GAS STATION WAS THE ‘PRIMARY AGGRESSOR’

The 17-year-old who was shot at a Macon gas station this week pulled a gun on the person who shot him, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s office.The shooting, which happened Friday at the BP gas station at 815 Shurling Drive, left the teenager in critical condition. | Published January 3, 2026 | Read Full Story by Jeremy Chisenhall

Una mujer murió en un hospital de Miami el sábado en la noche tras recibir un disparo en un tiroteo en la Pequeña Habana.

NO. 3: MAN IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER BEING SHOT IN MACON, SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS

A 25-year-old man was in critical condition Monday night after being shot in Macon, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office. | Published January 6, 2026 | Read Full Story by Jeremy Chisenhall

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Kenneth McNeil, 61, faces 18 charges related to the sexual assault of minors. Durham police are looking for more victims. By Getty Images

NO. 4: TEENAGER ARRESTED, CHARGED IN MONDAY’S SHOOTING OF 25-YEAR-OLD MAN IN MACON

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in the shooting of a man Monday on Recreation Road, the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday.The U.S. | Published January 6, 2026 | Read Full Story by Alba Rosa

A car surrounded with evidence markers and crime scene tape sits outside of Neighborhood Grocery on Napier Avenue on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Macon, Georgia. A 33-year-old woman has died after an aggravated assault incident and authorities believe the woman was driven to the store after being shot. By Katie Tucker

NO. 5: WOMAN DEAD AFTER MORNING SHOOTING IN MACON, SHERIFF’S OFFICE INVESTIGATING

A 33-year-old woman has died following a shooting in Macon Thursday morning, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office. | Published January 8, 2026 | Read Full Story by Lucinda Warnke

The Durham Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred in the 3500 block of Hillsborough Road on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026.

NO. 6: DEPUTIES INVESTIGATE AFTER 3 PEOPLE SHOT AT MACON APARTMENTS. WHAT WE KNOW

A shooting injured three people Friday morning in Macon, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office. | Published January 9, 2026 | Read Full Story by Jesse Fraga

The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.