UPDATE, 3:03 P.M. – According to the Richmond County Coroner’s Office, the man shot at Sonny’s Package has been identified as Anthony Lee Flowers, 33.

According to authorities, Flowers was taken to the Augusta University Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 11:17 A.M.

Flowers had been shot at least one time in the neck.

An autopsy has been scheduled.

62-year-old Frederick McNeal has been arrested on charges of Murder and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime.

AUGUSTA (WJBF) – The Richmond County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a shooting.

Tuesday morning, about 10: 45 a.m., deputies responded to Sonny’s Package located at 2302 Wheeless Rd in reference to a shooting.

Upon arrival, they located one male victim who had been shot at least once. 

The male victim was transported to the hospital where he succumbed to his injury. 

This is an active investigation and any additional information will be released once it becomes available.