Man calls police after he is shot in the back in Macon

A 25-year-old called police from a corner store Wednesday morning to report he had been shot in the back.

Kerrick Mitchell was near Walnut Street and Forest Avenue when he was wounded by Corner Grocery in Pleasant Hill.

Bibb County sheriff’s investigators were working to learn who was involved in the shooting, and crime scene tape blocked the intersection a couple hours later.

Mitchell was said to be in stable condition at the Medical Center, Navicent Health.

Anyone with information about this crime is urged to call the sheriff’s office at 478-751-7500, or call Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 877-68-CRIME.

This story was originally published August 29, 2018 at 12:49 PM.