Macon woman shot during domestic dispute Monday dies in local hospital, coroner says

A 38-year-old Macon woman was shot and fatally wounded Monday during a domestic dispute on the city’s east side, Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones said.

Details of the incident were not immediately available, but Jones said the shooting happened at about 5:30 a.m. at a house at 1971 Karen Drive just west of New Clinton Road between Shurling Drive and Millerfield Road.

The victim, Tanesha Danielle Thomas, who was shot in the abdomen, was pronounced dead at 12:42 p.m., Jones said.

He said Thomas was taken to an eastside hospital in the wake of the shooting before being transferred to the emergency room at The Medical Center in downtown, where she died.

This story was originally published July 12, 2021 at 1:28 PM.

Joe Kovac Jr.

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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.