SPARTA — The GBI is investigating a death in Hancock County.
What we know: Early Saturday morning, Hancock County deputies responded to a scene on College Avenue in Sparta, where a person had been shot and was lying in the street.
When deputies arrived, 39-year-old Robert May III, of Sparta, was found dead.
Agents and deputies are actively investigating leads.
What do you know?: If anyone has information, they are encouraged to contact law enforcement. Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS(8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app, or the or the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office at 706-444-6471.
Thom Chandler
Thom Chandler is the editor of The Georgia Sun and has been writing, editing and managing websites and blogs since 1995. He is a lifelong Georgian and one of those increasingly rare Atlanta natives.
