GBI investigating after 2 found dead at Georgia veterans center

MILLEN, Ga. — The GBI is investigating after two people were killed at a Georgia veteran’s center over the weekend.

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According to the GBI, the bodies of 28-year-old Tyrell Brown and 48-year-old Maxine Jones were found just before 2 a.m. March 24 at the Annie P. Chance Veterans Center in Millen.

Both were pronounced dead at the scene.

GBI said Brown suffered from a gunshot wound but Brown had no immediate signs of trauma.

An autopsy revealed that both victims suffered from a gunshot wound.

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About 7 a.m., another shooting was reported nearby that investigators said was related to the first. No one was hurt in that incident.

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GBI arrested Raheem Whitfield, 28, of Waynesboro and charged him with felony murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.

Whitfield turned himself in and is booked at the Jenkins County Jail.

It’s unclear if the victims were veterans or why they were at the veterans center.

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