Americus Police and GBI investigate overnight shooting, homicide

Anyone with additional information related to this investigation is asked to call the Americus Police Department at 229-924-3677 or after hours at 229-937-9011.

AMERICUS, Ga. – According to a press release from Americus Police Department Chief of Police Mark Scott, on May 24, 2023, at approximately 10:25 PM officers of the Americus Police Department were dispatched to an apartment complex in the 100 block of Country Club Drive in Americus to a report of shots fired. On arrival officers observed two males with injuries from gunshot wounds. One person, Michael Atkins, age 24, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The other, Jekwan Cobb, age 26, was transported to the hospital by EMS. This incident is being investigated jointly by the Americus Police Department and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

Anyone with additional information related to this investigation is asked to call the Americus Police Department at 229-924-3677 or after hours at 229-937-9011.

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