SPRINGFIELD — A man is in custody after a fatal shooting in Springfield left one person dead on a quiet residential street.
What’s Happening: Effingham County deputies found an adult man dead from a gunshot wound on Hummingbird Lane just after 9 p.m. on November 4, according to the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office. The victim has not been identified.
What’s Important: Alonzo Jolomna Simaj fled to neighboring Chatham County after the shooting, according to the sheriff’s office. Chatham County deputies captured him off Ogeechee Road.
Between the Lines: Deputies initially responded to a call about property damage from a shooting. When they arrived, they discovered the man’s body on the ground.
What’s Next: Simaj faces a felony murder charge, according to Captain Steve Edenfield of the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division. More charges are pending as the investigation continues.
The Sources: Effingham County Sheriff’s Office.
B.T. Clark is the Publisher of The Georgia Sun and author of Principles Are Like Pants… You Ought to Have Some. Over two decades in journalism, he has served as Managing Editor of Neighbor Newspapers in metro Atlanta and Digital Director at Times-Journal Inc., earning multiple awards along the way. His work has appeared in newspapers across the state, including The Cherokee Tribune and The Marietta Daily Journal.
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