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Georgetown man killed in Eufaula

COLUMBUS (TNS) — Police in Eufaula, Ala. are investigating the shooting death of a Georgetown, Ga. man.

Barbour County Coroner Chip Chapman said Devanta Deon Davis, 22, was pronounced dead at 1:22 a.m. Sunday.

Davis had been transported to Medical Center Barbour with gunshot wounds.

Police say the incident occurred at the Jazzy Bones Club , 621 E. Barbour S. in Eufaula at approximately 12:38 a.m.

Police responded after receiving several calls to 911 indicating someone had been shot inside the club.

No further details have been released by police.

Suspect in church standoff apprehended

ATLANTA (TNS) — A man who barricaded himself inside a northwest Atlanta church during a funeral for his uncle Saturday was apprehended without incident, a police spokesman said.

The standoff with the distraught funeral-goer, who barricaded himself inside a bathroom at the Higher Ground Empowerment Center at 561 Spencer St., began about 3 p.m. Earlier reports of a hostage-taking proved wrong, said Atlanta Police Department spokesman Lukasz Sajdak. The incident was over by 6:30 p.m.

Streets surrounding the church were blocked off. Officers with assault rifles and body armor surrounded the church. A helicopter buzzed overhead. A SWAT team eventually entered the church.

The church’s pastor told Channel 2 Action News that the suspect was the nephew of the 94-year-old deceased man who was eulogized earlier. The preacher added that the nephew was visibly upset.

Macon woman killed in ATV wreck

MACON (TNS) — A 24-year-old Macon woman was killed in an all-terrain vehicle wreck in Lizella late Saturday night.

Emily Holden, of Johnson Road, was a passenger on the ATV that crashed in the 7700 block of Columbus Road shortly before 11 p.m., according to a Bibb County Sheriff’s Office release.

She was taken to the Medical Center, Navicent Health, and pronounced dead at about 11:30 p.m., said Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones.

According to the release, Amanda Collins, 26, was on one ATV with Tyler Cruise, 24, as a passenger. Holden was riding behind on an ATV driven by Cody Griffin, 25. The release stated that Collins was turning into a driveway when Griffin struck her in the rear. All four were ejected, with Holden striking a parked vehicle.

Cruise was also taken to the hospital and is listed in stable condition.

This makes the 12th auto-related fatality in Macon-Bibb County this year.

Homeowner shoots at late-night intruder

LAGRANGE (TNS) — One man received quite a surprise after he walked into the wrong house in the 1000 block of Truitt Avenue about 1:30 a.m Friday after a night of drinking.

The homeowner told officers he was asleep and woke up when he heard someone trying to open the front door, said LaGrange Police Sgt. Marshall McCoy. He said then the person opened the back door, which was unlocked.

The homeowner grabbed his rifle when he saw a man’s silhouette in front of the house, McCoy stated. The homeowner told the man to leave the residence several times, he told police. When the man did not, the homeowner fired two gunshots into the floor.

The suspect then ran into the bathroom, he told LaGrange police. The homeowner told police he asked the intruder to leave one more time and when he still did not move, he fired another warning shot into the air and called 911, McCoy said.

The homeowner then walked outside where he met several LaGrange police officers and told them the suspect was still inside the residence.

Officers were able to talk the suspect out of the house, McCoy stated. He added the man smelled strongly of alcohol and immediately became belligerent with police officers and neighbors who walked outside to see what the disturbance was about.

McCoy said the suspect was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, public intoxication and criminal trespass — all misdemeanors — and was transported to the Troup County Jail. The suspect lived next door to the victim, McCoy said. Officers believe the suspect was so intoxicated he accidentally stumbled into the wrong house.