WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — A fight at a Warner Robins business Tuesday evening ended with gunshots ringing out, leaving one man dead and a teen injured, according to a press release from the Warner Robins Police Department.
They say the Warner Robins Police were called to the 800 block of S. Davis Drive just before 5 p.m. after receiving reports of gunfire at a local business. That store is at the intersection of Davis Drive and Driftwood Terrace.
It appears that two groups of young people got into a fight inside the business and then, after exiting the business, gunfire erupted, the press release said. According to an update, they say surveillance footage shows both victims were shooting at each other.
When authorities arrived, they first found 24-year-old Langston Zephaniah with "multiple gunshot wounds" on the north side of the business. They say he was shot in his upper leg, his side and his chest. He was then taken to Houston Healthcare's Watson Campus.
They say Zephaniah later died from his injuries.
The Warner Robins Police Department originally said the man was a 15-year-old boy, but they later corrected it after confirming he was 24 years old.
Police would also find another shooting victim just around the corner in the 100 block of Oak Grove Road, the press release said.
They say this teen, 18-year-old Charles Javon, was shot in his leg. He was taken to Atrium Health Navicent. Right now, it is unclear what status he is in.
Warner Robins Police say they believe another group of teens were present, and they were then seen fleeing down Driftwood Terrace. In the updated press release, they say they are looking for two to three teens who were involved either as participants or as bystanders in the conflict.
Right now, they are still working to find out what happened.
"It is a[n] active investigation that has rapidly evolved since the call came out," Lt. Eric Gossman with the police department said in a text message. "The investigators are looking for others that were involved in the incident outside."
If you have any information, you are asked to reach out to Detective Brankley or Detective Garcia at 478-302-5380 or the Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.
It comes just under a month after a 28-year-old man was shot in that area back on March 18.
According to the Warner Robins Police Department, a 28-year-old man was walking in the 100 block of Oak Grove Road when he saw a group of three teens with what he believed to be pellet guns. He would soon find out they were the real thing.
He soon "felt a pain in his left leg" and realized he had been shot. Warner Robins then says he ran away and then found a bystander.
This is a developing story. We'll provide more information when it becomes available.