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Update: Man dies after Napier Avenue shooting

The Bibb County Sheriff's Office says there is no information on a suspect at this time.

MACON, Ga. — Bibb County deputies are investigating after a man was shot inside a home on Napier Avenue Sunday afternoon.

A release from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office says it happened around 1:35 p.m. at 4211 Napier Avenue.

The release says 27-year-old Doug Boyd was shot once in the chest. His friend picked him up near the home after he was shot and was driving to the hospital when he noticed first responders at an accident on the road. 

The sheriff's office says they stopped, and Boyd was taken to the Medical Center, Navicent Health.

Macon-Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones says he died around 6:30 p.m. 

No one else was injured in the shooting, according to the sheriff's office.

The release says there is no information on the suspect at this time, and the shooting is still under investigation, according to the release.

Anyone with information 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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