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Suspect Named in Double Murder in Richmond County

Richmond County authorities have named a suspect in the shooting deaths of two women Sunday in Grovetown. The bodies of 46 year old Tammy Briggs and 21 year old April…

Suspect Named in Double Murder in Richmond County

Richmond County authorities have named a suspect in the shooting deaths of two women Sunday in Grovetown.

The bodies of 46 year old Tammy Briggs and 21 year old April Williams were found in a home Sunday in Hayne's Station off Gordon Highway.

Fifty eight year old James Lamont Briggs is wanted in connection with their deaths.

Briggs is black, 6'2 and weighs 225 pounds.  He's bald and has a beard.  Briggs was last seen driving a black 2014 Dodge 2500 crew cab pickup.  The rear windshield of the vehicle has a noticeable letter "B" on it.  Briggs is considered armed and dangerous.

Contact the Richmond County Sheriff's office if you have any information on his whereabouts.  Call 706-821-1453 or 706-821-1020.

Mary Liz is the News Director and Co-Host of Augusta’s Morning News on WGAC. She spent 11 years as a News Director at an Indiana Radio Station. She has also worked as a former Police and Courts Reporter for The Republic Newspaper and Assistant Marketing Director of Merchants National Bank in Indianapolis. Mary Liz focuses most on local breaking news stories, feature stories on upcoming events, or community-service related organizations and the people who serve them. She has been with WGAC since 1995.