The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide that occurred at 4709 Chambers Road Econo Lodge Inn & Suites room 240 at 09:54 a.m.

Deputies responded to the motel in regards to a person shot. When deputies arrived they found a 37-year-old female unresponsive with gunshot wounds to the upper body. The victim was pronounced deceased on scene. Next of kin has not been notified.

Deputies detained a person of interest just minutes after at the corner of Eisenhower Parkway and Presidential Parkway. He was taken to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Investigations office for questioning. No one else was injured during the incident. More information will be released as it becomes available.      

The incident is currently under investigation. Anyone with information in reference to this incident is urged to contact the Bibb Sheriff’s Office at 478-751 -7500, or Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.