Arrest made in City's final homicide of 2019

Savannah Police’s Violent Crimes detectives identified and arrested a suspect in the fatal shooting death of a 28-year-old Savannah man on Dec. 31.

"Around 3:20 p.m. Dec. 31, officers responded to Wilder Drive at Avery Street and discovered Tommy Frazier suffering from gunshot wounds. He was transported to a hospital where he later died as a result of his injuries," police report.

Detectives worked and  identified Harry Pinckney, 40, of Savannah, as a suspect in the case. Pinckney was arrested late Dec. 31 on charges of murder.

The investigation is ongoing.

By Connect's informal count, the death brings the number of homicides in the Savannah area in 2019 to 24. The number was 27 in both prior years.