This article has been corrected. A previous version of this article stated that Alphonso Dickerson was the fourth homicide victim under the age of 18 this year. A review of police records to-date reveals he is one of two homicide victims under the age of 18. There have been four suspects age 18 or younger who have been arrested for homicides.
For the second time this month, a teenager has died by gunfire in Savannah, making him the second homicide of a person under the age of 18 this year. He is the 25th homicide this year, according to Savannah police online crime data.
Alphonso Dickerson, 17, died Saturday from his injuries sustained in a Friday morning shooting in the 200 block of West Crescent Drive in the Savannah Gardens neighborhood, Savannah police confirmed in a news release.
Scant details were offered, but police said they are looking for a suspect last seen fleeing the scene, headed westbound toward Pennsylvania Avenue.
According to Keturah Greene, SPD spokesperson, the suspect is a Black male, who, at the time, was wearing a black skullcap, a black hoodie, and carrying a gray or black backpack.
Savannah police are urging anyone with information to contact 912-525-3124 or call CrimeStoppers at 912-234-2020. Tips can be submitted online at CrimeStoppers online tip portal. Tipsters may qualify for a reward of up to $2,500.
Two weeks ago, on Sept. 13, Qahmaine Orr, 14, was shot at the 500 block of Emerald Drive in the Frazier Homes complex. He was transported to Memorial University Medical Center where he died from his injuries. He was a freshman at Alfred E. Beach High School.
Josias Jones, 18, was arrested on Sept. 17 in Orr's killing. According to Earline W. Davis, director of the Housing Authority of Savannah, neither Orr nor Jones lived at Frazier Homes.
Raisa is a Watchdog and Investigative Reporter for The Savannah Morning News. Contact her at rhabersham@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Savannah Morning News: Savannah teen dies from gunshot wounds, 25th homicide this year
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