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GA deputies investigating shooting death after man was found in backyard

Ernest Street Bibb County A man is dead after he was found laying in a backyard with a gunshot wound. Bibb County Sheriff's Office is investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.

BIBB COUNTY, Ga. — The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a man after he was found in a backyard.

Deputies say they responded to a home on Ernest Street just before 8 p.m. Sunday evening.

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They initially received a phone call at 7:43 p.m. through the Macon Bibb E-911 Center stating a man, identified as 41-year-old Reginald Sherard Kendrick had been shot at the location.

When deputies arrived to the home in the 1300 block of Ernest Street, they found a man unresponsive in the backyard suffering from a gunshot wound.

First responders arrived on scene to treat the victim, however, he died on the scene from his injuries.

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The shooting is under investigation.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500 or the Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.

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