Man in Custody for Deadly Shooting Monday in Burke County

The Burke County Sheriff's Office says a man was shot and killed at a home in the 1200 block of Tom Bargeron Road in Sardis Monday night.

Deputies were sent to the home around 9:15 pm to a report of a shooting.  They found the body of 41-year-old Jason Fort in the doorway of the home.  He had been shot and least one time and died at the scene.

A preliminary investigation revealed that Fort was allegedly shot by 37-year-old Joshua Glendell Hammock of Girard during a confrontation.

Hammock was taken into custody and charged with Murder and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime.  More information will be released as it becomes available.

Hammock is being held without bond in the Burke County Detention Center.