Pair wanted for questioning in 2023 Augusta murder

Tracy Dixon, 33, and Alexander Bernard White, 34

Date: May 04, 2024

Two men are being sought for questioning by Richmond County authorities in connection with a murder last summer on Lumpkin Road.

Tracy Dixon, 33, and Alexander Bernard White, 34, are both wanted for questioning only in the death of Walter Smith.

Smith, 28, was fatally shot July 15, 2023, on the 2100 block of Lumpkin Road.

Walter Smith (from Facebook)

Described as 5’9” and weighing 140 pounds, Tracy Dixon is believed to frequent the South Augusta and Burke County areas. Similarly, Alexander White, matching Dixon’s physical description, is known to frequent South Augusta, Statesboro, and Burke County.

Any information concerning this subject, please contact Inv. Tyler Steerman, or any Violent Crimes Investigator at the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office at (706) 821-1427 or (706) 821-1020.

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The Author

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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