Augusta Teen, 15, is Fatally Shot Outside Gas Station

Date: June 01, 2023

Richmond County authorities are investigating the shooting death of a 15-year-old boy on Thursday outside a convenience store on Windsor Spring Road.

The victim, Jordon Gaynor of Augusta, was shot outside the Get-N-Go at 2350 Windsor Spring Road in Augusta.

“Upon arrival, deputies located a male victim who had been shot at least one time. The victim succumbed to his injuries,” sheriff’s Sgt. John Perry said in a press release.

No suspect or motive has been announced.

In an unrelated shooting, deputies responded to the 2500 block of Henry Street in Augusta at 9:40 p.m. in reference to a shooting. They found a woman who had been shot at least once and a man with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. (UPDATE: https://theaugustapress.com/funeral-home-director-identified-as-man-who-shot-girlfriend-killed-himself-in-augusta/)

The female was transported to the hospital for treatment of her injury. The male succumbed to his injury.

Check back here for updates on this developing story.

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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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