Crime

Man found shot dead in car near Pio Nono Avenue in Macon Thursday morning

A man was found shot dead in a car early Thursday morning near Pio Nono Avenue in Macon, according to a statement from the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office.

Ishmael Hassan Saleem, 47, was found shot in the chest at about 2 a.m. on the 2300 block of Lincoln Street, just east of Pio Nono near Interstate 75. He was unresponsive and lying in his car, the statement said.

Saleem was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead by staff. His death marks the third homicide in Macon this year, including the shooting of a teen Jan. 9.

There were no other details on the shooting in the sheriff’s office statement.

This story was originally published January 19, 2023 at 9:33 AM.

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Micah Johnston
The Telegraph
Micah Johnston is a general assignment reporter for the Macon Telegraph. A Macon native and Mercer University graduate, he joined The Telegraph in 2022. When he’s not writing about anything under the sun, you can find him obsessively following baseball, reading or playing drums.
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