Shannon Denise Weeks, 46, of Augusta, Georgia, died on the night of September 11, 2026, after suffering a single gunshot wound. The fatal incident occurred in the 1900 block of George Road in Augusta. Richmond County Coroner Mark Bowen responded to the scene, where Weeks was pronounced dead at approximately 10:50 p.m. Investigators initially described the case as a suspicious-death investigation, and an autopsy was scheduled as authorities worked to establish the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
By the following day, the Richmond County Sheriff's Office had publicly identified 39-year-old Bryan Williams as a person investigators wanted to locate and question about Weeks' death. Authorities were careful to emphasize that Williams was wanted for questioning only and had not, in the public statements released at that time, been identified as a charged suspect. Investigators described Williams as unhoused and said he was known to frequent the Kissingbower Road area and the former Dogwood Housing Complex near Old Savannah Road.
The sheriff's office appealed to the public for information that could help investigators locate Williams. Investigator Michael Sizemore and other on-duty Richmond County investigators were listed as contacts for anyone who knew where Williams could be found. The public reporting did not disclose what evidence caused investigators to seek Williams, whether anyone witnessed the shooting, what relationship—if any—existed between Weeks and Williams, or what investigators believed led to the gunfire. No motive was publicly established in the initial reports.
Weeks' death was also confirmed through funeral and memorial notices under the name Shannon Denise Weeks. Funeral-home information states that Weeks died on September 11 and that a Celebration of Life was planned for September 26 at Berean Baptist Church in Hephzibah. The funeral home had not yet published a full obituary containing additional biographical details.
In publicly available reporting reviewed through September 24, 2026, no subsequent announcement was located indicating that Williams had been arrested or charged in connection with Weeks' death, and no other person had been publicly identified by law enforcement as having been arrested or charged. The most recent available law-enforcement reporting continued to describe Williams as wanted for questioning rather than as a formally accused defendant. The investigation therefore remained unresolved publicly, with the circumstances of the shooting, the motive, and responsibility for Weeks' death still under investigation.
