Manhunt Underway for Suspect in Fatal Macon Shooting at Family Dollar

UPDATE: Ford was located and killed by deputies.

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MACON, Ga.—The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man accused of shooting and killing a woman and critically injuring a man outside a Family Dollar on Tuesday afternoon.

At approximately 4:40 p.m., deputies responded to a call at the Family Dollar on Jeffersonville Road. They found a 56-year-old female in a Nissan Rogue who was unresponsive from a gunshot wound. She was pronounced deceased at the scene by Chief Deputy Coroner Lonnie Miley. A 79-year-old male was also in the vehicle with a gunshot wound and was transported to a medical facility in critical condition.

Investigators believe the shooting may have stemmed from an altercation following a prior motor vehicle collision.

The suspect has been identified as 43-year-old Catrell Tywan Ford. He is described as a bald, Black male, 5’6″ tall, and approximately 190 pounds. Ford was last seen near Lancing Lane and is considered armed and dangerous.

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is urging the public not to approach Ford and to call 911 immediately if he is seen. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500 or Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.