On November 3, 2022, 41-year-old George Nicholas Brooks was fatally shot during a violent home invasion at a residence on Morris Avenue in Macon, Georgia. Bibb County deputies responding to a call shortly before 1:30 a.m. found Brooks unconscious in a bathroom with a gunshot wound to his shoulder; another victim, 61-year-old Milton Jolly, was found shot in the bushes outside the home. Both were transported to a hospital and pronounced dead.

Investigators say a 30-year-old man, Deon Hy Darre Banks, forced entry, held four occupants at gunpoint and demanded payment over a stolen gun. A tip led deputies to arrest Banks later that day at a gas station; officers recovered a gun and shell casings that matched the scene, and he was charged with multiple offenses including two counts of murder, rape, aggravated sodomy, false imprisonment and aggravated assault.

The brutal nature of the incident left multiple survivors and a community shaken. If anyone knew George Brooks or has information about that night, please come forward to assist the ongoing process of justice.