Statesboro Police Department (SPD) detectives worked through the weekend investigating an early Sunday morning, February 19, 2023, shooting incident on Chandler Road near Paulson Stadium.
Monday morning SPD detectives were notified by Memorial Medical Center in Savannah that the 21 year old male found by officers had died from the gunshot wound.
Detectives have been in contact with the family of the deceased and informed them of the findings of the investigation. Out of respect for the family, no further information on the decedent will be released.
SPD detectives were confident from the beginning of the investigation that there was no ongoing danger to public safety. No credible information suggested that there were suspects remaining at large. However, certain investigative steps had to be completed before a full disclosure of the facts of the case could be made.
The investigation has revealed that the incident consisted of two separate acts. The initial shots fired towards the Blue Room were fired by the now deceased male.
The male had been removed from the establishment by staff just prior to the shots being fired. After firing in the direction of the Blue Room, the male walked into a wooded area down Chandler Road where he was later found with a single gunshot wound to the head.
Physical and forensic evidence indicates that the wound was self-inflicted. The case will therefore be closed by SPD.
