AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – An officer-involved shooting on Telfair Street left one person hospitalized early Friday morning.
The suspect in the early morning shooting was identified as Joshua Derrelle Mormant, 28, of Augusta, a man who was released from prison a couple of years ago after serving time for a killing he committed as a teenager.
Deputies say they responded to the 200 block of Telfair Street around 1:05 a.m. after multiple 911 calls reported several individuals were involved in a fight. Calls also reported shots were fired.
According to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy was fired upon when arriving to the scene…