73-year-old dies 2 weeks after shooting on Gay Drive
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A 73-year-old died a little over two weeks after being shot on Gay Drive earlier this month, the Richmond County Coroner told us on Tuesday.
The Richmond County Coroner Mark Bowen says on Aug. 9 in the 1900 block of Gay Drive, Larry Drayton, was shot at least one time and transported to Wellstar/MCG by EMS.
Drayton was later transferred to Pruitt Healthcare Nursing Facility where he was pronounced dead on Monday, Aug. 26. at 9:31 p.m., Bowen says.
Bowen told us on Tuesday that an autopsy has been performed and there is no further information at this time.
Deputies investigate stabbing at Richmond County jail
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office says they are investigating a stabbing at the Charles B. Webster Detention Center.
The shooting comes amid an outbreak of violent crime that’s claimed more than 170 lives in a little over two years across the CSRA.
The crime outbreak has affected communities large and small, but as the biggest city in the region, Augusta has been hit especially hard.
Authorities have blamed much of the problem on gangs.
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