Mom killed, baby injured in Macon neighborhood shooting, officials say
.jpg "The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office was investigating a fatal shooting on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, in Macon, Ga.")
A mother was killed and her 2-year-old daughter was injured in a shooting Tuesday night in Macon, according to the Bibb County sheriff’s and coroner’s offices.
A shooting happened before 8:30 p.m. outside a house in the 300 block of Fulton Street off Gray Highway in east Macon, the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
Deputies responded to a 911 call regarding “a person down” and found Ayana Smith, 28, and her baby with gunshot wounds.
Paramedics took them to a hospital, where Smith was pronounced dead around 9:30 p.m., and the baby was in stable condition, Jones said.
Smith’s family was notified of her death, Jones told The Telegraph.
It was not immediately clear whether a suspect had been identified or arrested.
Deputies urged anyone with information to call the sheriff’s office at 478-751-7500, or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.
This story may be updated as more information becomes available.