On the evening of December 5, 2022, a confrontation at a home on Tom Bargeron Road in Sardis, Georgia, ended with 41-year-old Jason Fort found dead in his doorway from a gunshot wound under his chin. Deputies from the Burke County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting call at about 9:15 p.m.

Investigators identified 37-year-old Joshua Glendell Hammock of Girard as the person who allegedly shot Fort. Hammock reportedly arrived at Fort’s residence with two family members, including his father, Joe Hammock. After the shooting, Hammock was arrested and charged with murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and booked into the Burke County Detention Center.

The investigation into what led to the fatal confrontation continued. Does anyone in the area have information about the events that night or about the relationships between Fort and Hammock?