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One dead, one in custody after Tuesday night shooting at Augusta apartment complex
Jozsef Papp
The Richmond County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting that left one person dead Tuesday night.
Joshua Hadnot, 30, of Memphis, Tenn., was shot at least one time at Benson Apartments on Williamsburg Drive Tuesday night. He was pronounced dead at the scene around 11 p.m., according to the Richmond County Coroner's Office.
Deputies responded to the scene and found Hadnot lying on the sidewalk with an apparent gunshot wound.
During the investigation, deputies reportedly were able to link Jeremiah Long, 26, of Hephzibah, to the shooting through witnesses. Long was arrested and charged with murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.
According to arrest warrants, the two were engaged in a shootout and Hadnot was struck multiple times in the chest. During the shooting, Long also shot and struck a second victim in her left arm.
This was the third homicide case in Richmond County since Saturday that has resulted in four deaths. All four were shot.
No arrests have been made in the homicide of Ketron McCray, 18, on Saturday and the deaths of Meguel Freeman, 48, and Wyman Scott, 34, on Monday. There have been 34 homicides this year in Richmond County, compared to 33 total in 2019.
Long is being held at the Charles B. Webster Detention Center.
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