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VALDOSTA — Police are investigating a homicide that took place Sunday in Valdosta.

Around 11:20 a.m., police responded to the 500 block of Moody Drive on reports of a shooting, a Valdosta Police Department statement said.

Officers found Octavius Marshun McDougal, 33, of Valdosta with signs of torso trauma, the statement said.

Officers and EMTs attempting lifesaving measures and took him to South Georgia Medical Center, but he died at the hospital.

McDougal’s remains were transported to the Georgia Bureau of Investigations Medical Examiner’s Office.

Detectives have identified a “person of interest” but no more information will be released at this time, police said.

Anyone with information about this incident should contact the Valdosta Police Department Bureau of Investigative Services at 229-293-3145, the crime tip line at 229-293-3091, or file a tip online at www.valdostacity.com/police-department. Rumors spreading on social memory are hampering the investigation, the statement said.