On Sunday, October 3 at approximately 4:00 am, police responded to a call regarding a shooting.
They arrived on the scene at Flat’s Lounge, finding Divante Coney, 20, dead from a gunshot wound. No one else was harmed in the shooting. The motivation behind the shooting, and whether or not there were other intended victims, is not yet known.
This case is currently open and being investigated by the Emanuel County Sheriff’s Office and the GBI. If you have any information that may be useful, please come forward. The Emmanuel County Sheriff’s Office can be reached at (478)-237-7526 and the GBI can be reached at (478) 374-6988.