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UPDATE: Man shot, killed on Emory Drive in Macon identified

A man is dead after a shooting that happened just after 6 p.m. Friday on 4030 Emory Drive in Macon

MACON, Ga. — A man is dead after a shooting that happened just after 6 p.m. Friday on 4030 Emory Drive in Macon.

According to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, the call came in about an unresponsive person in the road.

When they made it to the scene, they found a man with a fatal gunshot wound. The victim has been identified as 31-year-old Joshua Griffin, according to Deputy Coroner Ronnie Miley.

Cpl. Emmett Bivins with the Bibb County Sheriff's Office says neighbors heard arguing and then shots were fired. Griffin was found dead in the street.

He says deputies are investigating whether someone made a 911 call on the argument before shots were fired.

According to Macon-Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones, Griffin's death marks Macon's 40th homicide of 2021.

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