TIFTON, Ga. — A man has been charged in connection to a murder in south Georgia that occurred earlier this week, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
At around 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Tifton police responded to a shooting on West 17th Street and South Central Avenue. When officers arrived, they found 33-year-old Brendan Rashad Burns dead from gunshot wounds.
An investigation determined that a car stopped at the intersection and was then hit by gunfire.
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A suspect, identified as 34-year-old Xavier Sean Ross, was found at Tift Regional Hospital suffering from a gunshot wound.
He will be taken to Tift County Jail upon his release from the hospital.
Burns’ body will be taken to the GBI Crime Lab for further investigation.
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Anyone with information is asked to contact the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Sylvester at 229-777-2080, or the Tifton Police Department at 229-382-3132. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.
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