DPD, GBI investigating fatal shooting on West Moore Street

Local law enforcement officers continued its investigation Friday into the fatal shooting of a 33-year-old man on West Moore Street.

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Local law enforcement officers continued its investigation Friday into the fatal shooting of a 33-year-old man on West Moore Street.

Christian Foskey was pronounced dead at 9:54 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5 at the Fairview Park Hospital by an ER doctor, said Laurens County Deputy Coroner Nathan Stanley. Foskey was sent to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab in Atlanta Friday, Stanley said.

According to a press release, the GBI was called in by the DPD. Around 9:09 p.m. Thursday, DPD officers responded to a call about shots fired in the 100 block of West Moore Street. Officers found Foskey with a gunshot wound and transported him to the hospital.

The investigation remains active and ongoing. After the investigation is completed, the case will be given to the Dublin Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for review.

Anyone with information is asked to call the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Eastman at (478) 374-6988 or the DPD at (478) 275-0803. Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling the GBI tipline at 800-597-TIPS (8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile application.

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A go-to reporter wearing a variety of hats, Payton stays on top of local matters in the areas of politics, crime, courts, public safety and humanitarianism, just to name a few. He also writes frequent human interest pieces and holds down the City of Dublin and Laurens County Schools government beats. Originally from Milledgeville, he has resided and worked in Dublin since joining The Courier Herald in 2005.

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