FORT VALLEY, Ga. — A man was shot and killed early Saturday morning near Green Street and South Camellia Boulevard in Fort Valley, according to a Fort Valley Police Department press release.
The release said the police were called out to a fight within the 400 block of Boulevard Street around 3:30 a.m. on Saturday.
It added that, when they arrived, they found the currently unidentified man with a gunshot in his chest. Despite efforts to resuscitate the man, they were unsuccessful. Kin has not yet been informed.
The police department's Chief of Police DJ Flores ruled the incident a murder. If anyone has more information, they can call the Fort Valley Police Department's Criminal Investigations Division at 478-825-3383.
This is a developing story. 13WMAZ will provide updates as more information becomes available.
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