On the morning of April 15, 2026, a shooting at a home on Canary Lane in Lizella, Georgia, left 41-year-old Brandon Givens dead. Deputies from the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office arrived just before 8:30 a.m., found Givens with a gunshot wound and began life-saving measures. He was transported to a local hospital and pronounced dead about an hour later; the Bibb County Coroner’s Office gave his time of death as roughly 9:20 a.m. His body was taken to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation crime lab for an autopsy to determine cause and manner of death.

Neighbors described the neighborhood as typically peaceful and said they were shocked by the violence. Deputies detained a person of interest at the scene for questioning, but authorities have not identified that individual and no charges have been announced. The investigation remains active.

If anyone in Lizella or the surrounding area saw or heard anything that morning, please share what you know with investigators.