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Two People Shot and Killed in Separate Incidents in Richmond County

The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is investigating deadly shootings at two locations in Augusta over the weekend. At 9:20 p.m. Saturday, deputies were called to a reported shooting in the…

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The Richmond County Sheriff's Office is investigating deadly shootings at two locations in Augusta over the weekend.
At 9:20 p.m. Saturday, deputies were called to a reported shooting in the 2100 block of B Street in Olmstead Homes.  Twenty-two-year-old Kyan Michael Bowie of Hephzibah was shot at least one time and was transported to Augusta University Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

About an hour later, deputies were called to the 2200-block of Old Savannah Road in connection with a shooting there.  They found 20-year-old Tymarkus Dashawn Stokes, who had been shot at least one time.  Coroner Mark Bowen said Stokes died at the scene.

Richmond County investigators said it's not known if the two incidents are related yet.  More information will be released as it becomes available.

So far, no word on any arrests in either case.

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.