Man critically injured in south Macon neighborhood shooting, deputies say

A man was shot in a south Macon neighborhood Monday night, the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office said.

Deputies were dispatched to a 911 call regarding a person shot just before 7:30 p.m. in the 3400 block of Houston Avenue.

They found a 44-year-old man “suffering from a gunshot wound,” a news release from the sheriff’s office said.

Paramedics responded and took him to a medical facility where he was listed in “critical, but stable condition,” deputies said.

The aggravated assault was still under investigation Tuesday morning. The sheriff’s office did not release other details.

Anyone with information related to the incident was urged to call the sheriff’s office at 478-751-7500, or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.