Two people died in separate shootings in Dodge County on Christmas morning, one in Eastman and one in Gresston.
At approximately 3:00 a.m. on Christmas morning, Eastman police were called to 5714 Anson Avenue where they found Rachel Pittman, age 21, suffering from a gunshot wound. Pittman was taken to Dodge County Hospital and was then flown to a hospital in Macon where she died at approximately 9:30 p.m. Christmas night.
The shooting may have been the result of four friends playing with a handgun. Pittman apparently died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after the four friends apparently were passing the gun around and pulling the trigger. They apparently believed the gun was not loaded.
Investigators are still looking into the incident.
The three others involved in the incident have been arrested and charged. They are: Timothy Harrell, age 26, is charged with illegal possession of a firearm and tampering with evidence.
Matthew Rowland, age 17, is charged with leaving the scene of the shooting and tampering.
Christmas shootings take the lives of two
And Virginia Wilkerson is charged with making a false report of a crime.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is investigating the shooting along with the Eastman Police Department.
Also on Christmas Day, at approximately 11:05 a.m., Randall Carr, age 35, of an 1196 Garrett Oxley Road, Gresston address, called 911 and reported that his roommate was using a mind-controlling machine on him and the neighbors. Carr also stated that he had shot his roommate.
Dodge County deputies were dispatched to the residence. When Major Donald Helms arrived, Carr came to the back door of the residence. Helms asked Carr to step outside, but Carr attempted to go back inside. Helms grabbed Carr and took him to the ground.
Backup deputies arrived almost immediately and assisted Helms in placing Carr in handcuffs.
When deputies went inside the residence, they found a body lying in the hallway. The man was identified as Jeffery Marcus Coppock, age 51.
Carr was arrested and charged with murder.
The Dodge County Sheriff’s Department and the GBI Eastman office are investigating the shooting.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is investigating the shooting along with the Eastman Police Department.
Also on Christmas Day, at approximately 11:05 a.m., Randall Carr, age 35, of an 1196 Garrett Oxley Road, Gresston address, called 911 and reported that his roommate was using a mind-controlling machine on him and the neighbors. Carr also stated that he had shot his roommate.
Dodge County deputies were dispatched to the residence. When Major Donald Helms arrived, Carr came to the back door of the residence. Helms asked Carr to step outside, but Carr attempted to go back inside. Helms grabbed Carr and took him to the ground.
Backup deputies arrived almost immediately and assisted Helms in placing Carr in handcuffs.
When deputies went inside the residence, they found a body lying in the hallway. The man was identified as Jeffery Marcus Coppock, age 51.
Carr was arrested and charged with murder.
The Dodge County Sheriff’s Department and the GBI Eastman office are investigating the shooting.
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