GBI Investigating Fatal Shooting of Sylvania Man in Screven County

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is investigating the death of 21-year-old Isaiah Barbee, Jr., of Sylvania, Georgia, following a shooting incident in Newington. The Screven County Sheriff’s Office requested the GBI’s assistance with the investigation.

On April 7, 2025, at approximately 12:55 p.m., Screven County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a shooting on Simpson Town Road in Newington. Upon arrival, they discovered Barbee with a gunshot wound. He was transported to a local hospital but was later pronounced dead.

Barbee’s body will be taken to the GBI Crime Lab in Pooler, Georgia, for an autopsy by a Medical Examiner.

The GBI investigation into this incident is active and ongoing.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Screven County Sheriff’s Office at 912-564-2013 or the GBI regional investigative office in Statesboro at 912-871-1121. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.

Once the investigation is complete, the case file will be given to the Ogeechee Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.