In the early hours of a Tuesday morning in Macon, Georgia, the quiet of Lawton Road was shattered by the sound of gunfire. It was June 20, 2023, when deputies from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to the 3500 block of the street around 1:42 a.m. following a report of shots fired and a person down. Upon their arrival, they discovered a man lying in the roadway, the victim of a single gunshot wound.
The man was identified as 28-year-old Christopher Dwayne Currey Jr., a
Black male. Emergency services were present, but it was too late. The deputy coroner pronounced him deceased at the scene. The circumstances surrounding the shooting were not immediately clear, and the Bibb County Sheriff's Office launched a death investigation into the incident.
As the investigation commenced, authorities reached out to the public for assistance, urging anyone with information to come forward and contact the Sheriff's Office or Macon Regional Crime Stoppers. An obituary for Christopher Dwayne Currey Jr. was published, announcing that a celebration of his life would be held on Thursday, June 29, 2023.
Despite the initial public appeal and the ongoing investigation by the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, there has been no publicly released information regarding any arrests made or suspects identified in connection with the shooting death of Christopher Dwayne Currey Jr. The case remains an open investigation, leaving his family and community awaiting answers.
