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Name:
Brooks, Marquiz Deonte
Date of Booking:
02/10/2026
Reason(s) For Booking:
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
MURDER
Officer’s Narrative:
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On February 10, 2026, at approximately 2030 hours, I, Deputy Anthony Taylor, responded to [300 BLOCK] Fulton Street in reference to a multiple people who had been shot.
Upon my arrival, I observed Deputy Dontavious Jones performing CPR on a Black female, later identified as [VICTIM #1]. EMS had been notified prior to my arrival. When EMS arrived on scene, they transported [VICTIM #1] and her 1-year-old child, [REDACTED BY AGENCY], to Atrium Hospital for treatment of their injuries.
Person Crimes Investigator Hall was notified and responded to the scene, along with Crime Lab Investigators Katie Burtrum and Investigator Cynthia Medina.
I later responded to Atrium Hospital, where I learned that [REDACTED BY AGENCY] had sustained a gunshot wound to the left forearm. [VICTIM #1] had sustained gunshot wounds to her left index finger and left chest. [VICTIM #1] was pronounced deceased at 2129 hours on the same date.
[End of Narrative]
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Case History:
4/21/26
GRAND JURY RETURNS INDICTMENT — 9 COUNTS FILED AGAINST MARQUIZ DEONTE BROOKS
What this means: A Bibb County grand jury formally charged Marquiz Deonte Brooks with nine counts stemming from an incident that allegedly occurred on February 10, 2026. The indictment, filed in Bibb County Superior Court under Case No. 26-CR-86762 during the April Term 2026, was signed as a True Bill on April 21, 2026. District Attorney Anita R. Howard’s office is prosecuting the case, with Investigator Deandre Hall listed as the presenting witness. The nine counts are as follows:
Count 1 — Malice Murder (O.C.G.A. 16-5-1(a)): Marquiz Deonte Brooks is accused of unlawfully and with malice aforethought causing the death of the victim by shooting her with a firearm on or about February 10, 2026, in Bibb County.
Count 2 — Felony Murder (O.C.G.A. 16-5-1(c)): Brooks is accused of causing the death of the same victim during the commission of Aggravated Assault, a felony, by shooting her with a firearm.
Count 3 — Aggravated Assault (O.C.G.A. 16-5-21): Brooks is accused of making an assault upon the same victim by shooting her with a firearm, a deadly weapon.
Count 4 — Aggravated Assault (O.C.G.A. 16-5-21): Brooks is accused of making an assault upon a second victim by shooting her with a firearm, a deadly weapon.
Count 5 — Cruelty to Children in the First Degree (O.C.G.A. 16-5-70(b)): Brooks is accused of maliciously causing cruel and excessive physical and mental pain to the second victim, a child under the age of 18, by shooting her with a firearm.
Count 6 — Possession of a Firearm During Commission of a Felony (O.C.G.A. 16-11-106): Brooks is accused of having a firearm on or within arm’s reach during the commission of Malice Murder, involving the first victim.
Count 7 — Possession of a Firearm During Commission of a Felony (O.C.G.A. 16-11-106): Brooks is accused of having a firearm on or within arm’s reach during the commission of Aggravated Assault, involving the first victim.
Count 8 — Possession of a Firearm During Commission of a Felony (O.C.G.A. 16-11-106): Brooks is accused of having a firearm on or within arm’s reach during the commission of Aggravated Assault, involving the second victim.
Count 9 — Possession of a Firearm During Commission of a Felony (O.C.G.A. 16-11-106): Brooks is accused of having a firearm on or within arm’s reach during the commission of Cruelty to Children in the First Degree, involving the second victim.
A grand jury indictment means that a panel of Bibb County citizens reviewed the evidence presented by prosecutors and found enough probable cause to formally charge Brooks. He is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.
4/24/26
DEFENSE ATTORNEY ENTERS APPEARANCE FOR MARQUIZ DEONTE BROOKS
What this means: On April 24, 2026, attorney Richard A. Waller, Jr. filed a formal Entry of Appearance in Bibb County Superior Court, notifying the court and the District Attorney’s office that he will serve as attorney of record for Marquiz Deonte Brooks in Case No. 26-CR-86762. Waller is with the Office of the Circuit Public Defender in Macon, Georgia (State Bar No. 734559). This filing means Brooks now has legal representation officially on record as the case moves forward.