The woman, whose name has not been released, was shot at least one time Wednesday morning at the Economy Inn at 3061 Deans Bridge Road in Augusta. She was rushed to Augusta University Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead at 6:41 a.m. Wednesday, Coroner Mark Bowen said.
No suspect or motive has been released by the sheriff’s office.
The hotel homicide comes exactly one week after the death of a guest at the Knights Inn on Boy Scout Road in Augusta.
In that case, Jaquarie Allen, 22, is charged in the July 20 murder of 26-year-old Keshia Chanel Geter.
The victim was fatally shot at Knights Inn on Boy Scout Road and discovered by a clerk checking rooms at checkout time.
The victim’s friends and family said Geter had undergone surgery about two years ago. She was a pre-op trans woman with breasts, her friend said. A memorial vigil is planned this weekend.
Greg Rickabaugh is the Jail Report contributor for The Augusta Press. Reach him at greg.rickabaugh@theaugustapress.com
