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UPDATE: Man charged with shooting teen in south Bibb

Bibb deputies are searching for three men who left the scene following a shooting in a silver Honda.

UPDATE: The Bibb County Sheriff's Office obtained a warrant for 19 year-old Jeffery Austin Burnette of Byron. He is charged with aggravated assault.

Burnette's family turned him over to the Byron Police Department around 11:40 p.m. Sunday.

Authorities turned Burnette over to Bibb deputies.

Early Monday morning, Bibb authorities booked Burnette into the Bibb County jail.

The unnamed 15 year-old victim remains at Navicent Health in critical but stable condition.

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Lt. Sean DeFoe with the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, a 15-year old male is in critical condition after a shooting in South Bibb.

Lt. DeFoe says deputies were dispatched to 5421 Houston Road around 6:30 p.m. Sunday.

When they arrived, they found the teenager lying in the parking lot of an empty business next to La Mexicana Food Mart.

The teen was taken to The Medical Center, Navicent Health.

Lt. DeFoe says the sheriff's office is looking for three men who left the scene in a silver Honda. One is described as having long, blonde hair, one with black hair, and one with short, brown hair.

The shooting is still under investigation.

Anyone with information on the case can call the Bibb County Sheriff's Office at 478-751-7500

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