On the evening of January 15, 2026, 38-year-old Jawaun Scruggs of Augusta, Georgia, was found in the 600 block of East Boundary with multiple gunshot wounds. Deputies from the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office responded and the county coroner pronounced Scruggs dead at 8:37 p.m., turning a local street into the center of a homicide investigation.

Investigators identified a 34-year-old person of interest, Joshua Anderson, who is reportedly known to frequent the East Boundary area. Law enforcement has asked the public for help locating Anderson and urged anyone with information to come forward. No arrests have been announced and the circumstances that led to the fatal shooting remain under investigation.

If anyone knew Jawaun Scruggs, saw activity on East Boundary that evening, or has information about Joshua Anderson’s whereabouts, please share what is known with the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office.