Marquiz Dewayne Hoges, 42, was shot in south Macon in the early hours of Friday, March 6, 2026. Deputies from the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call about 1 a.m. and found Hoges in the 3400 block of Houston Avenue with a gunshot wound. He was transported to a nearby hospital but died of his injuries.

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office says the shooting remains under investigation. No suspects or arrests have been publicly identified, and authorities are asking anyone with information to contact the Sheriff’s Office or Macon Regional Crimestoppers.

If anyone in the community saw activity on Houston Avenue that night or has information about Marquiz Hoges’s death, please contact the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office or Macon Regional Crimestoppers.