GBI Investigates Shooting in Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Georgia

UPDATE - April 15, 2024: 

The victim, Terrance Shelton, age 33, of Fitzgerald, GA, died on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at about 3:00 a.m.  

 ORIGINAL RELEASE:

Fitzgerald, GA (April 12, 2024) – At the request of the Fitzgerald Police Department, GBI agents are investigating a shooting incident that left a Fitzgerald man shot and critically injured. 

The investigation shows that on Friday, April 12, 2024, the Fitzgerald Police Department responded to East Pine Street, in reference to 911 “shots fired” calls.  When officers arrived, they found a man injured from gunshot wounds. EMS personnel took the man to a local hospital for medical treatment. The victim is currently listed in critical condition. 

This investigation is active and ongoing.  Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the GBI Regional Investigative Field Office in Perry, Houston County, Georgia, at 478-987-4545, or the Fitzgerald Police Department, at 229-426-5000.  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. 

Once the investigation is complete, the case file will be given to the Cordele Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.