Crime

Husband and wife dead in apparent murder-suicide in south Macon, Bibb coroner says

A husband and wife were found dead Wednesday morning at their house in south Macon, the victims of an apparent murder-suicide, Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones said.

The victims, James W. Brown Jr., 49, and his wife Tyvesha G. Brown, 46, died in their home at 271 Golden Ocala Boulevard in a subdivision south of Jones Road between Houston Road and Interstate 75, Jones said.

The coroner said the pair had “a domestic issue” but did he not elaborate.

Bibb sheriff’s officials said in a statement sent to news outlets that deputies were called to the scene at 11:17 a.m. upon receiving a call about a person shot.

“As deputies arrived,” the statement said, “they found a 46-year-old female and a 49-year-old male unresponsive with gunshot wounds. They were both pronounced deceased on the scene.”

This story was originally published July 7, 2021 at 12:13 PM.

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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