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GBI: 33-year-old man shot and killed before driving through a cemetery fence in Telfair County

The shooting happened just before 1:30 a.m. on Thursday morning.

TELFAIR COUNTY, Ga. — A 33-year-old man was found dead from a gunshot wound after crashing his SUV through a fence at a cemetery in Telfair County on Thursday morning, according to a release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.  

Montez Edronz McMillian of Mcrae-Helena was found dead in his SUV at the Oak Grove Cemetery just before 1:30 a.m. The shooting happened near E Magnolia Street and Daughtry Avenue. After he was shot he went through the fence at Oak Grove Cemetery where his SUV stopped.   

No arrests have been made at this time. Anyone with information can call the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Eastman at 478-374-6988 or the McRae-Helena Police Department at 229-868-2093. 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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