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ECSO deputy found dead
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Staff Report
Updated: Jul 25, 2011, 2:55 PM
Published: Jul 25, 2011, 2:59 PM

An Effingham County Sheriff's Office deputy was found dead of an apparent gunshot wound in a vehicle near an ECSO building at approximately 9:15 a.m. today.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been called to investigate the scene, authorities said do to the deceased being a deputy sheriff.

The deputy's name has not been released at this time and more details may be available later today.

The cause of death has not been determined. The body will be sent to the GBI crime lab where an autopsy is expected to be conducted tomorrow.
‘They Ran Toward Gunfire:' Fort Stewart Soldiers Hailed as Heroes After Base Shooting
Ft. Stewart shooting
Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll awards the Meritorious Service Medal to Sgt. Aaron Turner, who helped take down the armed soldier accused of opening fire during Wednesday morning’s shooting at Fort Stewart. (Pat Donahue / Coastal Courier)
By Pat Donahue
Special to Effingham Herald
Updated: Aug 7, 2025, 7:02 PM
Published: Aug 7, 2025, 7:03 PM
A day after a soldier opened fire at Fort Stewart, Army leaders are praising those who stopped the shooter as investigators probe how a weapon made it on base. One soldier remains hospitalized. This report is from our Morris Multimedia sister newspaper, the Coastal Courier in Hinesville. Read how split-second heroism may have saved countless lives.
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