MACON, Ga. — Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones says a ShotSpotter alert just after 2:00 Monday morning lead to the discovery of a shooting victim.
A release from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office says deputies discovered a 16-year-old dead on the sidewalk in the 600 block of Williams Street in south Macon. That's just off of Telfair Street.
Deputy Coroner Lonnie Miley pronounced 16-year-old Derrick Putmon dead just before 4 a.m.
Jones says initially they were not able to identify Putmon at first. They only had the necklace with a photo that the man was wearing when he got killed to work from at first. It's pictured here:
Jones said releasing the photo of the necklace helped them identify Putmon.
The Bibb County Sheriff's Office says they will provide more information as they get it.
If you have any information that could help solve this case, or identify the victim, you can call Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68-CRIME (27463).