Crime

Man shot, killed in South Macon

A 24-year-old man was shot at Houston and Heard Avenue in Macon Wednesday evening.

La’Terry Kendrick was pronounced dead at Navicent Medical Center shortly after 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, according to Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones.

According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, Kendrick was standing in a convenience store parking lot when he was shot and was transported to the hospital by other people in the parking lot. The sheriff’s office is investigating the shooting.

Anyone with information in reference to this incident is urged to contact the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500 or Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.

Kendrick is Macon’s eighth homicide of 2020.

This story will be updated

This story was originally published March 25, 2020 at 7:52 PM.

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Justin Baxley
The Telegraph
Justin Baxley is the fan life reporter at The Telegraph and writes stories centered around entertainment, food and sports in the Macon community. Justin joined the Telegraph staff after graduating from Mercer University in May 2017 with a degree in criminal justice and journalism. During his time at Mercer he served as the sports editor for The Cluster.
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