Bibb County Sheriff’s Patrol Deputies responded to Short Street at Brigham Street at around 11:45PM Tuesday night, December 29th, in reference to a report of a personal armed robbery. It was reported that the 35 year old male victim was meeting with another male, who he only knew from a friend. The victim was meeting him at his residence located on Davis Street to look at a vehicle that the victim was interested in buying.
As the victim and the other male walked towards the vehicle, two male’s, race unknown, approached the victim and demanded money. The two male suspects beat the victim in the head with a gun, took an undisclosed amount of money, his wallet and a cellphone. The suspects ran from the scene on foot. The wallet was dropped and recovered at the scene. The victim was transported to the Navicent Health Hospital and treated for his injuries. He has been discharged from the hospital. No further information is available on the suspects at this time.
This incident is currently under investigation. Anyone with information in reference to this incident is urged to contact the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500 and ask to leave a message for the on-call investigator or Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME