A South Carolina man died in Greene County, Georgia after being shot multiple times. Authorities say the man was a victim of road rage.
According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. the Greene County 911 center received a call about a wreck at mile marker 132 on I-20 in Greensboro, Georgia. The call came at about 6:45 a.m. Friday.
Deputies responded to the area and upon arrival, they discovered 30-year-old Joseph Lee Briggs Jr., of Manning, South Carolina was dead at the scene and had suffered what appeared to be multiple gunshot wounds.
According to the GBI, Briggs was a victim of road rage while driving on I-20. The GBI investigation remains active and ongoing.
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Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the Greene County Sheriff’s Office at 706-453-3551 or the GBI Region 6 office in Milledgeville, Georgia at 478-445-4173. Tips can also 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.
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.
