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UPDATE: 1 teen dead, 1 teen hospitalized after shooting at Macon apartments identified

It happened at the Sandy Springs Apartments on Bloomfield Drive.

MACON, Ga. — UPDATE, 4 p.m.:

One teen is dead and another teen is hospitalized after a shooting at Macon apartments on Monday afternoon.

According to a news release from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, just before 2 p.m., deputies got the call about a shooting at Sandy Springs Apartments located at 3044 Bloomfield Drive. When they made it to the scene, they found 17-year-old Tyrin Riggins and 16-year-old Elijah Jones in a car with gunshot wounds. The release says Riggins was shot in the leg and Jones was shot in the upper torso.

Riggins was taken to the Medical Center, Navicent Health where he is listed in stable condition. According to Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones , Elijah Jones was pronounced dead at the scene.

This case is still under investigation. If you have any information, you can call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500 or Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.

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