On the night of November 24, 2020, 30-year-old Joshua Hadnot of Memphis, Tennessee, was found on the sidewalk in the 300 block of Williamsburg Drive at Benson Estates Apartments in Hephzibah, Georgia, with a gunshot wound. Emergency responders pronounced him dead at 11:05 p.m. that night.The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office investigation identified 26-year-old Jeremiah Long of Hephzibah as the person allegedly responsible.

Witness statements and evidence at the scene led to Long’s arrest on charges that included murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. No motive was released publicly at the time of the arrest.There are still unanswered questions about what led to the shooting and why Hadnot was in that location that night.

If anyone has information about Joshua Hadnot or the events on Williamsburg Drive on November 24, 2020, please come forward.