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Man found dead after being shot in west Macon identified

Bibb Coroner Leon Jones says a person found the man lying by the road around 4 a.m.

MACON, Ga. — UPDATE: The man has been identified as 52-year-old Troy Sandifer.

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A man is dead after being shot in Macon early Monday morning.

According to Coroner Leon Jones, around 4 a.m. a person found the man lying by the road in the 3100-block of Columbus Road.

The person called the sheriff's office and when deputies arrived they found the man had been shot several times. He was pronounced dead at 5:15 a.m.

Investigators are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding this incident. Additional information will be released as soon as it becomes available.

Anyone with information can contact the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500 or Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.

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