Charles Alexander Irvin, 50, a Black man, was killed in Augusta, Georgia, in the early hours of November 11, 2023. Deputies responded to a home on Bleakley Street about 1:22 a.m. and found him suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead at 2:01 a.m.

The Bleakley Street house was described as a small brick home with bars on the windows and no-trespassing signs. Early investigation attention focused on Pamela Freeman, Irvin’s live-in girlfriend; she was later found and interviewed and no charges against her were announced. Relatives were reported to believe there had been arguing involving Freeman and her nephew over Irvin’s medicine before the shooting.

Authorities later arrested 33-year-old Anthony Orlando Jones of Augusta, identified in reports as Freeman’s nephew. Investigators alleged Jones went to the home wearing a partial mask, kicked in the front door, fired a shot into the ceiling, and then shot Irvin through a back window as Irvin tried to escape. Irvin was said to have reached a relative’s home and identified his shooter before he died. Jones was booked on multiple counts including murder, home invasion, kidnapping, battery, and weapons offenses. If anyone knew Charles Irvin, his household, or saw activity on Bleakley Street that night, please share what was seen or heard.