UPDATE: 2 men charged in connection to December murder in Eastman

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UPDATE (February 9): The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says 22-year-old Corneilous Smith of Alamo and 30-year-old Carl Ivey Jr. of Eastman are charged with murder and aggravated assault following a December 30 drive-by shooting in Eastman that resulted in the death of Demonte J. Ivey and injured Alize Lampkin.

Ivey was taken into custody Tuesday at the Eastman Police Department.

“Smith was already incarcerated at the time of his arrest on unrelated charges,” a GBI release said. “This was a joint investigation between the GBI and Eastman Police Department.”

EASTMAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – One person died and another was taken to the hospital after a shooting Wednesday in Dodge County.

A news release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation says the GBI’s Eastman Field Office was requested by the Eastman Police Department to assist in an investigation that happened on Lee Avenue.

Two people were shot just before 3 p.m. in an area known as the Sunset Community, according to the release.

Both victims, 22-year-old Demonte J. Ivey of Eastman and 23-year-old Alize Lampkin of Eastman, were taken by private vehicles to Dodge County Hospital.

Ivey was pronounced dead at the hospital, according to the release. Lampkin was treated for his injuries and is expected to recover.

Call the GBI Eastman Office at (478) 374-6988 or Eastman Police at (478) 347-7788 if you have any information.

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(478) 745-4141 ext. 310 Tucker Sargent joined the 41NBC news team in April 2012. He's from Alabama, but you won't catch him saying "Roll Tide!" Tucker grew up near Auburn before moving to north Alabama. He graduated from Danville High School in 2007 and loves to return to the Tennessee Valley any chance he gets. He moved back south to Troy, Alabama after high school, where he graduated from Troy University in 2011 with a B.S. in Broadcast Journalism. He interned in Huntsville at WAAY-TV before joining 41NBC. His passion is sports, and his favorite teams are the Auburn Tigers and Troy Trojans. On the weekends you can catch Tucker watching college football on Saturdays and NASCAR on Sundays! He's proud to call middle Georgia home for now and could always use a story idea from you, so don't hesitate to get in touch with him!