Macon averaged about one homicide a week in 2020.
Author: Taelore Hicks (WMAZ)
Updated: 7:59 PM EST December 31, 2020
MACON, Ga. — 2020 will be a year that we will never forget for many reasons. From being in a pandemic, to race relations, and right in Macon, witnessing the record breaking number of homicides that took place this year.
"There's just really no good reason for it but the inability to resolve interpersonal conflict with lethal force," Mayor Robert Reichert said.
These were Mayor Reichert words when addressing the uptick of violence in Macon.
Jasmine Williams is the cousin of 15-year-old, Jamerian Lawrence. Lawrence was killed in a drive-by shooting. He was one of six teens to die violently this year.