Man who shot, killed woman at Macon gas station dead after chase into metro Atlanta

The man sought in a murder investigation in Bibb County on Friday took his own life after a police chase that ended in Henry County.

GBI officials tell Channel 2 Action News that 44-year-old Wayne Fuller, of Macon took his own life after killing a woman at a Macon gas station just before 11 a.m.

Bibb County Sheriff’s Office officials told WGXA that the shooting happened at the Fast Trip located in the 2600 block of Riverside Drive and Macon-Bibb 911 Center got the call about a person shot at around 11:07 a.m.

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When BCSO deputies arrived to the scene, they found 51-year-old Cotina Louise Fuller dead from a gunshot wound.

At around 2 p.m. on Friday, a Spalding County Sheriff’s Office deputy received a be on the lookout for a car connected with a homicide in Bibb County. The deputy spotted Fuller’s vehicle and attempted to perform a traffic stop.

Fuller reportedly drove away from the deputy, and the deputy pursued the car into Henry County where other agencies joined the pursuit. The deputy performed a PIT maneuver, stopping the vehicle.

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