Two people are dead after a triple shooting in Augusta on Monday night and persons of interest are in custody, authorities said.
Jerald Carter Jr., 17, of Augusta, and Ian Roberts, 21, of Augusta, were both shot to death Monday night. (The Jail Report is seeking photos of the victims. Please send decent photos of them to publisher@thejailreport.com)
According to authorities, deputies were called at 8:15 p.m. Monday to Ethan Way at Mathews Court in reference to a shooting. Two victims were shot. One person was injured and one deceased. A second incident occurred in Apple Valley subdivision and claimed the life of another victim.
“The original incident was related to the second incident. Persons of interests are being held at this time,” sheriff’s Sgt. Monica Belser said in a press release.
Residents should not expect to hear a motive in the continuing deadly violence in Richmond County. The sheriff’s office will not discuss the reasons behind these killings.
Both victims died from at least one gunshot wound, Coroner Mark Bowen said in a press release.
Roberts died on the scene and was pronounced dead at 9:35 p.m. Monday, the coroner said. Carter died at Georgia Regents University Hospital and was pronounced dead at 9:12 p.m. Monday.
Autopsies are scheduled for Thursday at the GBI Lab in Atlanta.
WRDW-TV is reporting that deputies don’t believe the public is in danger and these incidents are isolated.