He was the last of six people investigators were looking for in their murder investigation Author: 13WMAZ Staff Updated: 3:19 PM EST February 15, 2021
MACON, Ga. Bibb investigators have made a sixth and final arrest in the Dec. 2020 homicide of a Macon teen.
According to a news release, 16-year-old Malek Bronner and his mother met with investigators around 11:30 a.m. Monday so Bronner could turn himself in.
Bronner was then interviewed about a fatal shooting that happened at the Sandy Springs Apartments on Dec. 21, 2020.
He was then taken to the RYDC, where is he being held without bond on charges of murder and aggravated assault.
Deputies need your help locating a 15-year-old wanted in a homicide investigation Author: 13WMAZ Staff Updated: 2:44 PM EST February 8, 2021
MACON, Ga. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a fifth man in connection with the Dec. 2020 shooting death of a Macon teen.
On Monday, the sheriff’s office announced they’d arrested 19-year-old Christopher Bonner in the parking lot of the Macon Mall after a Crime Stoppers tip. He is charged with murder and aggravated assault.
Investigators are now looking for one last person in the case, 15-year-old Malek Bronner, who will be charged as an adult.
CASE HISTORY
2 Macon teens arrested, 3 other suspects wanted in shooting that left teen dead, another injured
Bibb deputies have arrested two teens in connection to the fatal shooting and aggravated assault of 16-year-old Elijah Jones and 17-year-old Tyrin Riggins Author: 13WMAZ Staff Updated: 5:29 PM EST December 22, 2020
MACON, Ga. Bibb deputies have arrested two teens in connection to the fatal shooting and aggravated assault of 16-year-old Elijah Jones and 17-year-old Tyrin Riggins Tuesday evening.
According to a news release from the Bibb County Sheriff s Office, Monday afternoon, Jones and Riggins drove to Scotland Avenue to sell a gun to someone in the area. While they were sitting in the car, several people came up, reached into the car, and tried to take the gun from Jones. When he tried to drive away, shots were fired into the car, hitting Jones in the upper torso and Riggins in the leg. The release says Riggins pulled Jones into the passenger se
Authorities identified suspects as:
Jaquandre Burden, 17
Investigators say that Jones reportedly wanted to sell a gun to people on Scotland Avenue Monday. Jones drove a Kia Sorento and Tyrin Riggins rode as the passenger.
Authorities say while Jones and Riggins sat inside the vehicle, several people approached them. One of the people reached inside the vehicle and tried to take the gun from Jones.
As Jones tried to drive off, someone fired shots into the vehicle striking Jones in the upper torso and Riggins in the leg. Riggins pulled Jones into the passenger seat and he moved into the driver’s seat. He then drove to a friend’s home at the Sandy Springs Apartment complex on Bloomfield Road, according to investigators.
16-year-old Elijah Jones was pronounced dead on the scene after deputies found him shot inside a car Author: Ashlyn Webb (WMAZ) Updated: 4:52 PM EST December 22, 2020
MACON, Ga. A 16-year-old died and a 17-year-old is recovering after a shooting in south Macon Monday afternoon.
According to the Bibb County Sheriff s Office, deputies found two teens shot in a black Kia Sorento in the parking lot of the Sandy Springs Apartments.
Deputies found 17-year-old Tyrin Riggins shot at least once in the leg and 16-year-old Elijah Jones shot in the upper torso. Jones was later pronounced dead on the scene.
Lt. Sean Defoe confirmed Bibb County Sheriff s Office is investigating it as a homicide.