Killed teen was caught in crossfire of gunfight at The Pointe of Augusta

Nasceir Damiano Mitchell, 18 (from left); Terrell Miller, 16, and Devin Anthony Garnett, 19, have been arrested in the killing of 19-year-old Elijah Oliver.

Date: July 25, 2024

Three local teens have been arrested in Saturday’s fatal shooting at The Pointe at Augusta when the victim got caught in the middle of a gunfight.

Nasceir Damiano Mitchell, 18; Devin Anthony Garnett, 19, and Terrell Miller, 16, have been arrested in the killing of 19-year-old Elijah Oliver. The suspects are each charged with murder and weapon possession.

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Warrants say that the trio were engaged in a shootout early Saturday when the crossfire caused the victim to sustain a gunshot wound to his upper torso. Oliver was rushed to Wellstar MCH Health, where he was pronounced dead.

The incident unfolded shortly before 12:46 a.m. Saturday when the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of gunfire on the 2400 block of Acapulco Drive.

The suspects are being held without bond at the Charles B. Webster Detention Center.

The warrant:

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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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