Crime

Two shot in ‘domestic situation’ that ended in death of 40-year-old Byron man, cops say

A 40-year-old Houston County man was shot and killed Saturday during what cops described only as a “domestic situation” at a mobile home subdivision on the east side of Byron.

The victim, Romantis Poole, of Byron, was one of two people shot during the 1:30 p.m. incident on Hartford Drive, just north of White Road and about a mile east of Interstate 75, sheriff’s officials said in a statement posted on Facebook.

A woman was also wounded in the shooting and officials said she was treated at a Macon hospital and released.

Korvin Dante Allen, 40, was arrested in connection with the incident and jailed on a murder charge, Houston sheriff’s Sgt. Anna Lange said Tuesday.

Joe Kovac Jr.
The Telegraph
Joe Kovac Jr. writes about local news and features for The Telegraph, with an eye for human-interest stories. Joe is a Warner Robins native and graduate of Warner Robins High. He joined the Telegraph in 1991 after graduating from the University of Georgia. As a Pulliam Fellowship recipient in 1991, Joe worked for the Indianapolis News. His stories have appeared in the Washington Post, the Seattle Times and Atlanta Magazine. He has been a Livingston Award finalist and won numerous Georgia Press Association and Georgia Associated Press awards.
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