Two men have been arrested after a shooting in Macon, Georgia, that a blogger said left 12 people injured. The source article attributes the arrests and charges to the local sheriff’s office and identifies the suspects as 24-year-old David Vincent Pitts and 20-year-old Jaquez Bailey.
Arrests after the Macon shooting
According to the source, citing the sheriff’s office, Pitts was charged with 12 counts of aggravated assault and party to a crime. Bailey was charged with 12 counts of aggravated assault.
Prior 2023 hotel case tied to one suspect
The source, citing a WGXA report, says Pitts was previously arrested in connection with a July 11, 2023 shooting at the Baymont Inn & Suites. WGXA described that incident as a “double shooting” that injured a 62-year-old woman and a 33-year-old man; both were later listed in stable condition, according to the report.
The article further attributes to the sheriff’s office that, on July 24, 2023, deputies identified Pitts after a search of the Baymont Inn & Suites turned up multiple firearms, including one reported stolen. In that 2023 case, Pitts was charged with two counts of aggravated assault, two counts of reckless conduct, and two counts of possession of a firearm or knife during the commission of or attempt to commit certain felonies.
