GBI arrests 21-year-old Georgia man for shooting on I-20

THOMSON – A 21-year-old Georgia man was arrested by the GBI on aggravated assault charges in connection with a shooting on Interstate 20.

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The GBI and McDuffie County Sheriff's Office have arrested and charged 21-year-old Rakyus McCord of Thomson, GA with aggravated assault and possession of a weapon during the commission of a felony.

On Friday, September 13, 2023, the GBI was asked to investigate a shooting incident that occurred on Interstate 20 in McDuffie County. McDuffie County officers headed to Interstate 20 after receiving a 911 call reporting shots being fired from a car. Preliminary information revealed that McCord fired several shots from a car in which he was a passenger, striking another car traveling on Interstate 20. No injuries were reported in the shooting incident.

McCord was taken to the McDuffie County Jail.

This investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the GBI Regional Investigations Office in Thomson at 706-595-2575 or the McDuffie County Sheriff's Office at 706-595-2145. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by phone at 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at or by downloading the “See Something, Send Something” mobile app.

Once the file is complete, it will be turned over to the Toombs Judicial Circuit Attorney's Office for prosecution.