17-Year-Old Loganville Teen Shot and Killed in Chatham County; GBI Investigating

CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. — December 16, 2025

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old Loganville teen discovered outside an apartment complex in Chatham County.

 

GBI agents were requested by the Bloomingdale Police Department to assist with the investigation into the death of Antonio Thornton Jr., authorities said.

 

According to investigators, Chatham County 911 received a call at approximately 7:43 a.m. on December 14 reporting a body outside the Magnolia Lane Apartments along U.S. Highway 80 in Bloomingdale. Responding officers located Thornton suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

 

Thornton’s body was transported to the GBI Crime Lab in Pooler, where an autopsy will be conducted to determine the official cause and manner of death.

 

The investigation remains active and ongoing.

 

Anyone with information related to the case is encouraged to contact the Bloomingdale Police Department or the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Statesboro. Tips may also be submitted anonymously through the GBI tip line or mobile app.

 

Source: Information for this report was provided by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.