Shooting in a Macon neighborhood leaves a teenager dead, coroner’s office confirms

Jesse Fraga

September 18, 2024 at 11:30 a.m.·1 min read

A 19-year-old was shot to death in a Macon home Wednesday morning, the Bibb County Coroner’s Office confirmed.

DeMario Markell Jackson was “found unresponsive” in a house in the 4400 block of Pinedale Drive. He suffered a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead on the scene around 10:10 a.m. by Dep. Coroner Luann Stone.

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office was still investigating the crime scene around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Anyone with information in reference to this incident was urged to call the sheriff’s office at 478-751-7500 or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

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