Richmond County Coroner called to Knights Inn for shooting death

UPDATE 6:33 P.M. – The man shot and killed at the Knights Inn on Boy Scout Road has been identified.

According to investigators, 26-year-old Renqual Geter, of Eastover, South Carolina, waas shot at least one time and was pronounced dead on the scene at 11:30 Wednesday morning.

According to the Richmond County Coroner’s Office, an autopsy for Geter’s body has been scheduled with the GBI.

This investigation is still ongoing.

UPDATE: 2:55 P.M. – According to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office and CID Investigators, the deceased male that was found at the Knights Inn on Boy Scout Road was shot at least one time.

According to the CID, they are investigating this shooting as a homicide.

Authorities say this investigation is active, and there is no other information at this time.

AUGUSTA (WJBF) – The Richmond County Coroner’s Office is headed to the Knights Inn on Boy Scout Road in reference to a suspicious death.

According to the coroner, Mark Bowen, no cause of death has been confirmed at this time.

NewsChannel 6 has a crew on the way to the scene.

No other details have been released.