← Latest · Oct. 19, 2026 · Macon (Bibb County), GA
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Macon, GA: Woman killed, man hospitalized after Monday evening shooting on Pio Nono Avenue
MACON, GA - A woman was shot and killed and a man traveling with her was also shot Monday evening near Pio Nono and Hillcrest Avenues in Macon, according to 13WMAZ and 41NBC, citing the Bibb County Sheriff's Office.
According to 13WMAZ, the sheriff's office got the shooting call at 5:31 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19. The woman was found with a gunshot wound and died at the scene. Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones identified her as Soraya Woodley and said her family has been notified, 13WMAZ and 41NBC report.
The two were traveling together in a silver sedan, according to a sheriff's office spokesperson. The man was taken to a hospital and is in stable condition. 41NBC reports the sheriff's office said the man was found with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and 13WMAZ reports Sgt. Christopher Williams said the relationship between the two is still unclear.
No arrest has been announced. The sheriff's office Criminal Investigation Division is investigating, and Pio Nono Avenue was closed from Hillcrest to Suwanee Avenue while investigators worked the scene; 41NBC reports it has since reopened. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Bibb County Sheriff's Office or Macon Regional Crime Stoppers. No official sheriff's office release was found yet; ACN will follow up as more information is released.
Source: 13WMAZ and 41NBC, Oct. 19, 2026, citing the Bibb County Sheriff's Office and Coroner Leon Jones. Map: (c) OpenStreetMap contributors.
Sources: 13WMAZ, Oct. 19, 2026 · 41NBC update · 41NBC
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