In the early morning hours of Tuesday, January 23, 2024, 29-year-old Willie Giddens Jr was shot and killed during a violent home invasion at a residence in the 900 block of South Lee Street in Quitman, Georgia. The Quitman Police Department responded to a call for assistance at about 1:30 a.m. and asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to lead the homicide probe. Giddens’s body was sent to the GBI Crime Lab for autopsy.

Others were inside the home during the attack; one person suffered severe but non-life-threatening injuries. Investigators from the GBI, the Quitman Police Department and the Brooks County Sheriff’s Office processed the scene and conducted interviews. No information about suspects or arrests has been released and the investigation remains active. If anyone has information that could help, please contact the GBI through their anonymous tip options.