By Felicia Farnsworth
The life of Union Springs resident Demetric Thompkins was taken from him in the late hours of Saturday, December 7. According to a family member, an altercation between Thompkins and the alleged shooter started inside a local bar in the Ponderosa Community of Bullock County and escalated when they were outside. This is when the alleged gunman shot Thompkins. We reached out to law enforcement who was unavailable at the time of publication; however, this is an ongoing investigation.