10/19/2026
MEDIA RELEASE
OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF
BIBB COUNTY, GA.
DAVID J. DAVIS SHERIFF
October 19, 2026
Death Investigation on Pio Nono Avenue
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting incident that occurred inside the 800 block of Pio Nono Avenue. The incident was called into the Macon Bibb Emergency 911 Center at 5:31 p.m., Monday evening.
Deputies responded to the intersection of Pio Nono Avenue and Hillcrest Avenue in response to a report of a person being shot. When deputies arrived on scene, they discovered a twenty-two-year-old female, unresponsive with a gunshot wound. The victim had succumbed to her injuries. Deputies also observed a twenty-one-year-old male suffering from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Paramedics responded to the scene and transported the twenty-one-year-old male to a local medical facility. Deputy Coroner Luann Stone responded to the scene and pronounced the female victim deceased. No other injuries have been reported.
Pio Nono Avenue is blocked between the intersections of Hillcrest Avenue and Suwanee Avenue.
The Criminal Investigation Division is on scene working to determine what led to the shooting. This incident is currently under investigation. Investigators are asking anyone with information in reference to this incident to contact the Bibb County Sheriff’s at 478-751-7500 or the Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.