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Update: Arrest made, victim identified after man dies in shooting near Emery Highway in Macon

Just before 1 a.m. on Saturday, deputies responded to a shooting on Emery Highway, and found 2 men with gunshot wounds.

MACON, Ga. — Update, 10:16 a.m. Sept. 16:

An arrest has been made and victims have been identified in connection with the shooting on Emery Highway, according to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office.

In a release, they say that around 1 a.m. on Saturday, they arrived to a scene at 584 Emery Highway to find 23-year-old Jamon Deshon Jackson with a gunshot wound. 

He was taken to Atrium Health Navicent, but later died due to his injuries. 

They also found a second man, identified as 23-year-old Nicktarios Linardo Kinder. Kinder was taken to Piedmont Hospital, where he was treated and was in stable condition. He has been released. 

He was then taken into custody by deputies for his connection to the shooting and death of Jackson.

He was taken to the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center where he was charged with murder. 

Kinder was also wanted in Bibb County for Superior Court Violation of Probation. He is being held without bond. 

The case is still being investigated. 

Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500, or the Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.

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The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting at the Quick Serve on Emery Highway.

Just before 1 a.m. Saturday morning, deputies responded to a call about a person shot. 

They arrived on scene at 1 a.m. and found two 23-year-old men who both had gunshot wounds.

One man was taken to the hospital by ambulance where he later died.

The second man was taken to the hospital by a person vehicle, and he is listed in stable condition.

No one else was hurt.

Deputies are working to determine what led up to the shooting, and they will release more information when it is available.

Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500, or the Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.

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