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Augusta Probes Triple Death at Welfare Check and Separate Fatal Deen Avenue Shooting

Officials report no public threat during active investigations.

Overview

  • Deputies conducting a welfare check around 1 p.m. Nov. 2 found three people dead inside a home on the 600 block of Bennock Mill Road.
  • Preliminary information from the sheriff’s office indicates the Bennock Mill Road case appears to be a double-murder and suicide among family members.
  • The Coroner’s Office and Criminal Investigation Division responded to the Bennock Mill scene, with autopsies scheduled and identities withheld pending next-of-kin notification.
  • Separately, deputies responded about 7:35 a.m. Nov. 4 to the 2700 block of Deen Avenue and located a victim with a gunshot wound who was later pronounced dead.
  • No victim or suspect details have been released in the Deen Avenue case, and investigators with the Criminal Investigation Division remain on scene.