Multiple members of law enforcement are on the scene of a fatal shooting at Meriwether Country Inn in Warm Springs in Meriwether County. This is a breaking news report. FOX 5 Atlanta's Kaitlyn Pratt on the scene. MERIWETHER COUNTY, Ga. – A large law enforcement investigation involving the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is underway Wednesday morning in Warm Springs, which is located between Atlanta and Columbus. The investigation is centered at the Meriwether Country Inn on Spring Street, where authorities could be seen gathered outside the motel. Officials have not yet released many details as of 5 a.m. Wednesday. A Meriweather County Sheriff's Office deputy did confirm to a photojournalist that they are on the scene of a fatal shooting. At this time, it is unknown who was shot or why. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has issued a Blue Alert for a 23-year-old man wanted in connection with a death in Warm Springs. According to the alert issued Wednesday morning, Jimmie Steverson is wanted in connection with the death of Chris Fisher, which the GBI says occurred Tuesday, Sept. 1, in Warm Springs. The alert does not say who Fisher is, how he died or where in Warm Springs the incident occurred. The alert comes as the GBI is involved in a large law enforcement investigation involving a fatal shooting at the Meriwether County Inn on Spring Street. Authorities have not confirmed whether the death mentioned in the Blue Alert is connected to the investigation at the inn, and it…
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