Two teens shot in Hephzibah neighborhood

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Date: October 28, 2025

Two teenagers were rushed to the hospital Monday night after a shooting in a Hephzibah subdivision, according to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies were called to the 2800 block of Butler Manor Drive around 8:22 p.m. for reports of a shooting with two people down. When they arrived, officers found an 18-year-old male suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and a 16-year-old male who had been shot once.

Both victims were transported to Wellstar Hospital in serious condition, authorities said.

Sheriff Eugene Brantley, Chief Of Staff Lewis Blanchard, and members of the Criminal Investigations Division were on scene late Monday night as deputies canvassed the area and collected evidence.

Investigators said there is currently no suspect information available.

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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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