2 Shot at Hephzibah Party; Felon Sought as One of Shooters

Brandon Greene is wanted for Friday night's shootings

Date: April 03, 2021

A Hephzibah party ended with one person shot in the buttocks and another struck in the left arm, authorities said.

Brandon Greene, 35, pictured, has been identified as one of the shooters at the party, which was happening Friday night on the 2800 block of Butler Manor Drive in Hephzibah.

The shootings happened during a party on the 2800 block of Butler Manor Drive in Hephzibah

Authorities say the gunfire interrupted the party about 8:50 p.m. and they were told there were “several victims,” sheriff’s Sgt. Caleb Lee said.

“Two victims were struck and transported themselves to hospitals and treated for their injuries,” the sergeant said.

Greene was identified as one of the shooters. He is wanted for aggravated assault,  weapon possession and possession of a firearm by a first offender and convicted felon.

Greene is well known to cops. He has pending charges from 2019 for meth trafficking and possession of marijuana and cocaine. He has previous convictions for battery and domestic violence.

The suspect is known to frequent Gordon Highway, Butler Manor and Wadley, Ga. He should be considered armed and dangerous.

Any information concerning this suspect, please contact Inv. Sean Morrow, or any Violent Crimes Investigator at the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office: (706)432-5281 or (706) 821-1080.

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Greg Rickabaugh is an award-winning crime reporter in the Augusta-Aiken area with experience writing for The Augusta Chronicle and serving as publisher of The Jail Report. He also owns AugustaCrime.com. Rickabaugh is a 1994 graduate of the University of South Carolina and has appeared on several crime documentaries on the Investigation Discovery channel. He is married with two daughters.

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