Wednesday, July 5, 2017
Savannah-Chatham Police Chief Joseph Lumpkin announced today that the suspect in custody for last night's tragic shooting/collision in the City Market is 17-year-old Jerry Chambers, who is no stranger to local law enforcement.
Chief Lumpkin says the incident last night was gang-related.
In June 2016, Chambers, who was then 16, turned himself in to police after being suspected of a robbery and shooting in Savannah Mall’s parking lot that left Marie Cochran, 63, with serious injuries.
At the time Chambers faced charges of armed robbery and aggravated assault. He was however released.
In the incident last night, Chambers allegedly shot into a crowd of people in City Market from a white SUV, injuring three. The vehicle was pursued by police, hitting four pedestrians and killing one before coming to a stop.
The pedestrian killed was Scott Waldrup, a manager at the downtown restaurant The Grey.
Two others in the SUV with Chambers died in the one-vehicle collision, police say.
A second shooting a few minutes later sent one man to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Chief Lumpkin says the victim of that shooting isn't cooperating with police, and police currently don't know if the two shootings are related.
Chief Lumpkin says the incident last night was gang-related.
In June 2016, Chambers, who was then 16, turned himself in to police after being suspected of a robbery and shooting in Savannah Mall’s parking lot that left Marie Cochran, 63, with serious injuries.
At the time Chambers faced charges of armed robbery and aggravated assault. He was however released.
In the incident last night, Chambers allegedly shot into a crowd of people in City Market from a white SUV, injuring three. The vehicle was pursued by police, hitting four pedestrians and killing one before coming to a stop.
The pedestrian killed was Scott Waldrup, a manager at the downtown restaurant The Grey.
Two others in the SUV with Chambers died in the one-vehicle collision, police say.
A second shooting a few minutes later sent one man to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Chief Lumpkin says the victim of that shooting isn't cooperating with police, and police currently don't know if the two shootings are related.
At a little after midnight following a day of Fourth of July festivities, shots fired from a vehicle in the still-crowded City Market area injured at least three people.
A subsequent shooting injured another person.
Two people in the vehicle later died in a crash of the vehicle on Bay Street at Barnard, after police immediately began pursuing it.
One pedestrian was killed in the crash, and five other pedestrians sustained non-life threatening injuries, police reported this morning.
"Officers heard gunshots at 12:13 a.m. at intersection of Jefferson St. and W. St. Julian St. Two subjects sustained non-life threatening injuries, and one suspect is in critical but stable condition," a police spokesperson said at an 11 a.m. news conference.
Savannah-Chatham Metro Police say a suspect is in custody and is facing three counts of felony murder for the two deaths in the vehicle and the pedestrian death. The suspect's identity hasn't been released.
Eyewitness reports have the shooter's vehicle as a white SUV which pulled up at Julian and Jefferson Streets in the heart of the tourist/entertainment zone, at the height of the after-fireworks late night party downtown.
Police say there was a second shooting soon after,
"Officers overheard a second shooting at 12:27 a.m. near the intersection of Jefferson and Broughton Streets," said the police spokesperson, with one victim sustaining non-life threatening gunshot injuries and arriving at the hospital in a private vehicle.
Much of the crash scene on Bay Street was still blocked off several hours later, as police continued to examine the scene.
More info is expected at a news conference later this afternoon from Police Chief Joseph Lumpkin, who continues to review evidence from the incidents.
A subsequent shooting injured another person.
Two people in the vehicle later died in a crash of the vehicle on Bay Street at Barnard, after police immediately began pursuing it.
One pedestrian was killed in the crash, and five other pedestrians sustained non-life threatening injuries, police reported this morning.
"Officers heard gunshots at 12:13 a.m. at intersection of Jefferson St. and W. St. Julian St. Two subjects sustained non-life threatening injuries, and one suspect is in critical but stable condition," a police spokesperson said at an 11 a.m. news conference.
Savannah-Chatham Metro Police say a suspect is in custody and is facing three counts of felony murder for the two deaths in the vehicle and the pedestrian death. The suspect's identity hasn't been released.
Eyewitness reports have the shooter's vehicle as a white SUV which pulled up at Julian and Jefferson Streets in the heart of the tourist/entertainment zone, at the height of the after-fireworks late night party downtown.
Police say there was a second shooting soon after,
"Officers overheard a second shooting at 12:27 a.m. near the intersection of Jefferson and Broughton Streets," said the police spokesperson, with one victim sustaining non-life threatening gunshot injuries and arriving at the hospital in a private vehicle.
Much of the crash scene on Bay Street was still blocked off several hours later, as police continued to examine the scene.
More info is expected at a news conference later this afternoon from Police Chief Joseph Lumpkin, who continues to review evidence from the incidents.
Tuesday, July 4, 2017
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police’s Violent Crimes detectives arrested Charles Berger, Jr., 39, for what police call the "domestic cutting death" of his father, Charles Berger, Sr., 73, in the 400 block of Southbridge Boulevard on July 2.
"At about 8:40 a.m., officers responded to the area and found Berger, Sr. suffering from life-threatening injuries. He was transported to the hospital where he later succumbed to those injuries," police say. "Investigators determined this incident to be domestic in nature."
Investigators identified Berger, Jr. as the suspect in this incident, and he was arrested at the scene. Berger, Jr. was charged with aggravated assault, aggravated battery, and criminal attempt to commit murder. Additional charges are forthcoming.
"At about 8:40 a.m., officers responded to the area and found Berger, Sr. suffering from life-threatening injuries. He was transported to the hospital where he later succumbed to those injuries," police say. "Investigators determined this incident to be domestic in nature."
Investigators identified Berger, Jr. as the suspect in this incident, and he was arrested at the scene. Berger, Jr. was charged with aggravated assault, aggravated battery, and criminal attempt to commit murder. Additional charges are forthcoming.
