On the evening of April 8, 2023, Trenton Walter Harris, a 24-year-old male, was enjoying a barbecue with a group of people in a parking lot on Mercer University Drive in Macon, Georgia. The gathering was abruptly shattered when an unknown vehicle drove by and multiple gunshots were fired into the crowd. The sudden act of violence left a scene of chaos and devastation.
Responding to the incident at 3229 Mercer University Drive, Bibb County sheriff's deputies discovered Harris unresponsive
at the scene. He was pronounced dead shortly after 10:30 p.m. by the Bibb County Coroner. Two other men, aged 23 and 25, were also wounded in the drive-by shooting. They were transported to a local hospital and were reported to be in stable condition.
The shooting marked the 17th homicide in Macon that year and was the second to occur within a 24-hour period in the city. The Bibb County Sheriff's Office launched an investigation into the deadly shooting. As of the initial reports, authorities had not identified a suspect or suspects, and no arrests had been made in connection with the death of Trenton Walter Harris. The investigation was reported to be ongoing.
