Crime

Woman fatally wounded in East Macon early Sunday morning, police say

Editor’s note: The Telegraph has, through court records, found the correct spelling of the victim’s name. This story has been updated accordingly.

A Macon woman was shot and killed Sunday morning in the 300 block of Leaf Court.

According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a report that someone had been shot during a domestic dispute. They found Daffaney Parker, 41, fatally wounded at the scene.

The incident is under investigation, and no arrests have been announced. Next of kin has been notified.

Investigators are searching for 43-year-old Rickanian Williams, wanted in connection with Parker’s killing.

Parker’s shooting is the second homicide in Macon in the last three days and the 34th homicide this year.

Anyone with information in reference to this incident can 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 June 26, 2022 at 5:57 PM.

Caleb Slinkard
The Telegraph
Caleb Slinkard is the Georgia Editor for McClatchy, running the Macon Telegraph and Columbus Ledger-Enquirer newsrooms. Previously, he led newsrooms for the El Dorado (Ark.) News-Times, the Norman (Okla.) Transcript and the Greenville (Texas) Herald-Banner. He’s a graduate of Texas A&M University-Commerce and has taught journalism classes and practicums at the University of Oklahoma and Mercer University.
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