Bibb County Sheriff’s Deputies answered a call of a dead person found on the side of the road in the 5500 block of Riverside Drive just after 11:30 a.m. Sunday morning. It was reported that a motorist was traveling north on Riverside Drive when he saw what looked like a person laying just off the roadway in a grassy area off the shoulder of the roadway. The motorist turned around to go back to check and immediately called 911.

When deputies arrived they found the victim, 27 year old Kendra Roberts, lying in the grass, unresponsive, with multiple gunshot wounds. Roberts was pronounced dead at the scene. No further information is available for release at this time.

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