Information Needed To Solve June Murder in Augusta

Information is needed to help Richmond County Sheriff’s Office Investigators find a killer. Deputies were called to the Dollar General store in the 1700 block of Martin Luther King Jr….

Mary Liz Nolan

Updated Jul 8, 2024 5:40 PM EDT

Information needed to find the killer of Elias Delk in June

MURDER VICTIM ELIAS DELK

Richmond County Sheriff's Office

Information is needed to help Richmond County Sheriff's Office Investigators find a killer.

Deputies were called to the Dollar General store in the 1700 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard on June 15.

They found 28-year-old Elias Delk unresponsive in the parking lot around 4:45 am.

Delk was pronounced dead at the scene an hour later. Coroner Mark Bowen said it appeared Delk died from multiple blunt force trauma.

Information Needed From the Community

The Richmond County Sheriff's Office has not identified a suspect in Delk's murder. They are now asking that any witnesses to the incident or anyone with information to come forward and contact authorities.

Contact Investigator Sean Morrow or any Violent Crimes Investigator with the Richmond County Sheriff's Office at (706) 432-5281 or (706) 821-1080.

Callers May Remain Anonymous.

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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.