FITZGERALD, Ga. — A man is dead after a shooting in Fitzgerald, according to the GBI.
31-year-old Markevios D. Jenkins was shot and killed just before 3 p.m. Sunday on East Sultana Drive in Ben Hill County.
When officers arrived they found a white Kia stopped at a stop sign after a shots fired call went out. Jenkins was found inside the car and was unresponsive in the driver's seat with gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been made.
Anyone with information can call the Fitzgerald Police Department at 229-426-5000 or the GBI Regional Office in Perry at 478-987-4545.
Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.
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