MACON -- A Macon man called police Monday night after hearing gunshots outside and finding a man dead in his front yard.

MACON — A Macon man called police Monday night after hearing gunshots outside and finding a man dead in his front yard.

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal shooting that took place in front of the home on Oak Hill Court, in north Macon. The incident took place at about 9:30 p.m. Monday.

According to the sheriff’s department, the resident heard several shots fired outside of his home and walked outside to found a 37-year-old Michael Alvin Lewis, of Macon, laying on the front lawn. He was reported to have been shot several times and was pronounced dead at the scene.

This incident is currently  under investigation.

Anyone with information in reference to this incident can contact the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500 or Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.


MACON -- A Macon man called police Monday night after hearing gunshots outside and finding a man dead in his front yard.
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.