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A 27-year-old Savannah man was shot and killed Wednesday afternoon in front of a home in the Edgemere/Sackville neighborhood.
Achmed Kiwaan Williams was sitting on the front porch of a house in the 1100 block East 54th Street, near its intersection with Waters Avenue, about 3:15 p.m. when he was shot at least once by a gunman, said Julian Miller, Savannah-Chatham police spokesman. Williams was later pronounced dead after being transported to Memorial University Medical Center.
Officers, violent crimes detectives, a K-9 and forensics officers remained on scene much of Wednesday afternoon gathering clues about the homicide.
Crime tape remained up in the area and investigators were still on scene about three hours later as Edgemere/Sackville community leaders gathered at a church just a block away from the murder site for an already-scheduled meeting about crime in the area.
Williams was the seventh reported homicide investigated this year by Savannah-Chatham police, and the fourth in March.
Miller asked anyone with information about the case to contact CrimeStoppers at 912-234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637). Tipsters remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward.
A confidential tip line also is open directly to investigators at 912-525-3124.
Marshals nab suspect
A Savannah man wanted on multiple charges by Savannah-Chatham County police has been arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service, Savannah Office of the Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force and Hardeeville, S.C., police.
On Wednesday, the agencies announced that Tyree Lashon Fields, 37, was arrested the same day.
Fields was wanted by Savannah-Chatham police for aggravated assault with intent to rob, criminal attempt at armed robbery, and possession of a firearm in the commission of a crime in an incident that occurred last May at the Windsor Arms apartment complex on the southside.
Warrants were issued on March 6. Authorities said the case was referred to the U.S. Marshals Service Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force in Savannah for assistance in locating and arresting the suspect
The Savannah task force generated leads that placed Fields in the Hardeeville, S.C., area, officials said.
Additional information was generated that placed Fields at the Economy Inn in Hardeeville, said officials. Savannah task force members, along with the Hardeeville police, determined the room Fields was staying in and knocked on the room door. Fields answered the door and was immediately arrested without incident, according to authorities.
Fields was taken to the Jasper County jail to await extradition proceedings to send him back to Savannah.
Police, FBI search for bank robbery suspect
The FBI and Savannah-Chatham police are investigating after a bank robbery Wednesday afternoon.
A gunman entered the Wells Fargo Bank n the 3500 block of Ogeechee Road just before 4 p.m., pointed a silver automatic handgun at bank employees and demanded money, said Julian Miller, police spokesman. The suspect escaped with cash in a white, plastic bag with a red drawstring that he’d brought in with him and fled in a gold Toyota Camry.
Police found the vehicle abounded behind a house in Liberty City where the gunman was seen entering a white sedan with another black male.
Miller described the gunman as a slender black male between 6 feet 2 inches and 6 feet 3 inches tall in his mid- to late-20s. He had long twists in his hair and a medium complexion. He was wearing a fitted, gray Atlanta Braves baseball camp with dark pants and shoes at the time of the robbery and hid his face with a white bandana or T-shirt.
Miller asked anyone with information about the robbery or the suspect i to call CrimeStoppers at 912-234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637). Tipsters remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward.
A confidential tip line also is open directly to investigators at 912-525-3124.
Compiled by Corey Dickstein and Marcus E. Howard
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