Macon man, 24, dies weeks after he was shot outside house in Village Green neighborhood

A 24-year-old Macon man who was shot and critically wounded on Feb. 21 in southwest Macon’s Village Green neighborhood died Monday morning in a Macon hospital.

Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones said the victim, Mandrell Curry, had been on life support in the hospital since the shooting. Curry was pronounced dead shortly after 5 a.m., Jones said.

Sheriff’s officials said in a statement the day of the shooting that the victim was found with gunshot wounds to his “upper body” at about 4:30 p.m. in the front yard of a house at 2902 Leone Drive North.

Circumstances of the shooting were not immediately known.

Curry’s death is the county’s 12th homicide of 2022.

This story was originally published March 7, 2022 at 9:23 AM.

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.