Deputies arrest suspect in slaying of 16-year-old at Augusta motel

Published: Jul. 27, 2022 at 6:54 AM EDT|Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 4:28 PM EDT
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Richmond County deputies responded to a shooting Wednesday morning, the third shooting Augusta has seen in the past three days.

Dispatch says deputies were sent to the Economy Inn at 3061 Deans Bridge Road just after 6 a.m. for a reported shooting with injuries.

When deputies arrived on the scene, they found a woman who had been shot at least one time in her leg. She was taken to a nearby hospital to be treated.

The coroner’s office said the victim died from her injuries and was identified as 16-year-old Kaymaya Greene of. Augusta.

The sheriff’s office arrested Demarcus Clark, 19, of Augusta for the murder of Greene. Clark is charged with murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.

Demarcus Clark , 19.
Demarcus Clark , 19.(Source: The Richmond County Sheriff's Office)

Our News 12 crew on the scene saw investigators going door to door, possibly trying to gather information from potential witnesses.

We're learning details of a shooting at Economy Inn on Deans Bridge Rd.
We're learning details of a shooting at Economy Inn on Deans Bridge Rd.(WRDW)

Continuous wave of crime...

This is the third shooting Augusta has seen in the past three days.

One person was killed in a shooting Tuesday morning, Richmond County sheriff’s deputies said. The shooting was reported at 10:43 a.m. at 2302 Wheeless Road, according to dispatchers.

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Anthony Lee Flowers, 33, of the 2300 block of Wheeless Road, was shot at least one time and was taken to Augusta University Medical Center and pronounced dead at 11:17 a.m. An autopsy has been scheduled.

The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office arrested Frederick McNeal, 62, of Augusta, on charges of murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, according to deputies.

The incident outside a liquor store was Augusta’s second shooting in 24 hours.

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Then around 11:10 a.m. Monday, a man was shot at a sandwich shop on Columbia Nitrogen Road. His wife was arrested.

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These latest shootings come amid an outbreak in shootings and other violent crimes that have claimed at least 24 lives since mid-April.

Deadly cases include these:

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