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The GBI said John Weeks, 44, was shot and injured after officers responded to a report of a man yelling outside a service center in Athens.
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A GBI press release says Andrae Wright, 44, of Statesboro was charged after an Effingham County Sheriff’s Office request for an investigation tied to access of the Flock Safety System.
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The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said four Jesup residents were arrested and charged in connection with a May 24 shooting in Jesup.
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The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said the several-month investigation in Putnam County began in February 2026 and remains active.
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A Georgia Bureau of Investigation press release says seven people were arrested and charged in a multi-agency operation in Sandersville and that the investigation remains ongoing.
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The GBI said Levi Long, 22, of Commerce, was the man shot in the July 16 incident and was pronounced dead at a hospital July 26. No officers were injured, according to the agency.