Crime

A 26-year-old man was fatally shot in the chest at a west Macon apartment complex

A fatal shooting of a 26-year-old male occurred Monday evening on Thomaston Road in Macon.

Joshua Horn Sr. was reportedly shot in the chest during an altercation that turned physical at Hunters Run Apartment Homes around 7:18 p.m., according to a Bibb County Sheriff’s Office news release.

Horn was pronounced dead on the scene, and suspect 37-year-old Earlondez Donta Bond was taken into custody, according to the release.

After being interviewed at the Criminal Investigation Unit, Bond was taken to the Bibb Law Enforcement Center and booked on the charge of murder, according to the release.

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.

This story was originally published October 13, 2020 at 7:00 AM.

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Jenna Eason
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Jenna Eason creates serviceable news around culture, business and people who make a difference in the Macon community for The Telegraph. Jenna joined The Telegraph staff as a Peyton Anderson Fellow and multimedia reporter after graduating from Mercer University in May 2018 with a journalism degree and interning at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Jenna has covered issues surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, Middle Georgia elections and protests for the Middle Georgia community and Telegraph readers. Support my work with a digital subscription
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