A deputy with the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office reported speaking with two officers after responding to a call at Piedmont Hospital on Hospital Drive regarding a gunshot victim.

• A deputy with the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office reported speaking with two officers after responding to a call at Piedmont Hospital on Hospital Drive regarding a gunshot victim.

• The victim, identified as Quantayrius Townsend (27), was brought in by car by two individuals — a Black woman and a Black man, both wearing ski masks.

• Inside the car, officers observed a black AR-style rifle and a black AK-style rifle.

• The woman, after handing over the victim to hospital staff, reportedly said: “I gotta go tell his mother,” then drove off.

• This is connected to the triple homicide on October 18 (which also claimed Brandon Devonta Thomas, 21, and Markell Bonner Jr., 16). WSB-TV Channel 2 – Atlanta+3Macon Melody+3https://www.wpganews.com+3

🧩 Additional context

• The triple homicide occurred on Williams Street East in East Macon. Macon Melody+1

• The incident has drawn attention to youth gun-violence issues and the rise of firearms in fatal cases in the area. Macon Melody

• Investigators are treating the site (Williams Street East) as one of heightened criminal activity. Macon Melody

✅ What remains unknown & what to watch

• The identities of the woman and man who transported Townsend to the hospital and their full involvement.

• Whether the AR-style and AK-style rifles will lead to charges related to firearms trafficking or illegal possession.

• The exact motive behind the shootings and connection between Townsend and the other two victims.

• Updates on arrests, indictments, or if the suspect mentioned in earlier reports (Rekeymia Shatayla Henley) is still at large or has surrendered. WSB-TV Channel 2 – Atlanta+1