COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – Columbia County is mourning the loss of a 17-year old boy who was shot and killed over the weekend after being mistaken for an intruder. 
 
 Monday, papers filled with heartfelt messages from Jordan Middleton’s friends lined the media center at Grovetown High. 
 
 Jordan, or “Jo Jo,” as friends call him, was shot and killed while visiting a 14- year old girl at a home in Grovetown, early Saturday morning. 
 
 Investigators say her father mistook him for an intruder. 
 
 Former classmates and friends at Jordan’s previous school also paid tribute, Monday. 
 
 Evans High students dressed in black and wrote what they wish they could say to their friend who’s no longer here. 
 
 Counselors and teachers were on hand throughout the day. 
 
 “Some of the things we try to do is, students who need the support, we set up groups in the media center where kids can come in and talk if they want to,” said Assistant Superintendent Deborah Williams. 
 
 Although Jordan’s loss is an isolated incident, Juvenile Court Judge Doug Flanagan says he’s seen similar cases in this courtroom. 
 
 “It’s not new, you can’t change biology. Young men, if they’re invited to go somewhere, whether it’s for a piece of pizza, a Coca-Cola, something else to meet a young lady, they’re going to show up and a lot of times they show up in people’s houses and the parents don’t know about it,” said Flanagan. 
 
 Flanagan says his thoughts and prayers go out to both families involved and there is a lesson to be learned. 
 
 “All teenagers think they’re going to live forever, but like I say this is a good opportunity for all the parents to let their children know, ‘Hey, this is what can happen when you don’t listen to your parents,'” said Flanagan. 
 
 While Flanagan will be using this tragic story to educate others, the school system is hoping parents will also talk with their children outside of school. 
 
 “Parents just need to be there to talk with their children if they need to. If they see some different types of behavior… because death is very challenging for students,” said Williams. 
 
 NewsChannel 6 spoke with Jordan’s mother. 
 
 She says the family has set up Jordan Middleton’s Memorial Fund at Wells Fargo bank to help pay for burial expenses. 
 
 You can donate at any branch. 
 
 The funeral will be Saturday, March 4 at 1 p.m. at Friendly Church of God in Christ located at 1115 Carrie Street in Augusta. 
 
 Visitation will be from 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday. 
 
 The burial will be at Mt. Olive Memorial Gardens at 3666 Deans Bridge Road in Hephzibah. ||||| A 17-year-old is dead following an early morning shooting in Columbia County. 
 
 At 2:47 a.m., Columbia County sheriff’s deputies responded to a home in the 4100 block of Coventry Avenue following reports of a burglary in progress with a wounded suspect. 
 
 Columbia County sheriff’s Maj. Steve Morris said deputies found Jordan Middleton dead in the foyerfrom a gunshot wound to the chest. 
 
 According to an emailed statement from Morris, Middleton was in the home to visit a 14-year-old girl, who let him in. The girl’s father, Derrick Fulton, heard noises downstairs, armed himself and went to investigate. The family dog was barking toward the guest bedroom, so Fulton said that he was armed and told the person he thought was a burglar to identify himself. After giving a second warning, Fulton entered the room. Middleton ran out of the closet and was shot once in the upper chest. 
 
 No charges have been filed in the case. ||||| Wednesday, March 1, 2017 
 
 COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) -- Services have been set for a Columbia County teen who was shot after deputies say he tried sneaking into a home to visit a teen girl, and her father thought he was a robber. 
 
 The service will be Saturday, March 4 at 1 p.m. at the Gilbert-Lambuth Memorial Chapel at Paine College. 
 
 The viewing will be Saturday at the chapel from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. 
 
 The burial will be at Mt. Olive Memorial Gardens. 
 
 Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017 
 
 4:10 p.m. 
 
 COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) -- The Columbia County Coroner's Office has rule the death of a 17-year-old a homicide. 
 
 Coroner Vernon Collins said Jordan Middleton died from a gunshot wound to the chest. 
 
 According to the incident report, deputies responded to the Coventry Avenue home on Feb. 25 in reference to a shooting and possible burglary. 
 
 When deputies arrived around 2:55 a.m., they observed 49-year-old Dereck Fulton attempting to perform CPR on 17-year-old Jordan Middleton. 
 
 When deputies removed everyone from the house, they found an apparent gunshot wound in the upper left torso on Middleton. The firearm used to shoot Middleton was on the kitchen counter, which investigators said Fulton had already unloaded. 
 
 9:53 a.m. 
 
 The investigation continues into a shooting in Grovetown that left a 17-year-old dead after he reportedly entered a girl's home to visit her and was shot by her father. 
 
 According to the incident report, deputies responded to the Coventry Avenue home on Feb. 25 in reference to a shooting and possible burglary. 
 
 When deputies arrived around 2:55 a.m., they observed 49-year-old Dereck Fulton attempting to perform CPR on 17-year-old Jordan Middleton. 
 
 When deputies removed everyone from the house, they found an apparent gunshot wound in the upper left torso on Middleton. The firearm used to shoot Middleton was on the kitchen counter, which investigators said Fulton had already unloaded. 
 
 Fulton told investigators that his dog began barking, so he grabbed his gun and yelled for anyone in the house to come out. Fulton said when he checked the closet in the guest bedroom, a black male ran out towards him. 
 
 According to the incident report, Fulton then fired one round to defend himself and the man ran and fell in the dining room. Fulton later learned the man was his daughter's friend, Middleton. 
 
 The investigation is ongoing, and no charges have been filed in the case at this time. 
 
 Monday, Feb. 27, 2017 
 
 COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) -- A teen girl who deputies say Jordan Middleton snuck in to see before being shot by her father was not in the room at the time of the shooting. 
 
 According to Maj. Steve Morris with the Columbia County Sheriff's Office, the daughter was upstairs at the time of the shooting and not down in the guest room where the incident took place. 
 
 When deputies arrived at the home, the father was performing CPR on 17-year-old Jordan Middleton. 
 
 It happened around 2:30 Saturday morning on the 700 block of Coventry Ave. in Grovetown. Deputies say they received a call about a burglary and a suspect shot in the chest. 
 
 An autopsy will be performed on Middleton on Monday. 
 
 Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017 
 
 COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) -- 17-year-old Jordan Middleton is dead after deputies say he tried sneaking into a home to visit a teen girl, and was shot by her father. 
 
 It happened around 2:30 Saturday morning on the 700 block of Coventry Ave. in Grovetown. Deputies say they received a call about a burglary and a suspect shot in the chest. 
 
 Deputies say Middleton went to a home to see a 14-year-old girl. The teenage girl reportedly brought him into the home without her parents knowledge. 
 
 The girl's father, Dereck Fulton, heard a noise and went to see what was happening. The father grabbed his handgun and began to investigate. 
 
 The family dog began barking loudly at the guest room door. Deputies say the father said loudly that he was armed and the intruder needs to come out. The dog continued to bark aggressively toward to guest room door. 
 
 As the father entered the guest room, deputies say Middleton ran out of the closet and Fulton fired one shot and hit Middleton in the chest. 
 
 No charges have been filed. We will continue to update you with more details as they come.
– A Georgia teen snuck into a female friend's home early Saturday only to be shot and killed by the girl's father, who apparently thought the teen was an intruder, WJBF reports. According to the Augusta Chronicle, 17-year-old Jordan Middleton was let into the home by the unnamed 14-year-old girl around 2:30am. The girl's father, Derrick Fulton, later told police he heard noises downstairs, so he got his gun. The family dog was barking at the guestroom, so he yelled for whoever was inside to come out. When no one did, he entered the room. That's when Middleton popped out of a closet and ran for it. Fulton says he fired in self-defense, striking Middleton in the chest, WRDW reports. He says he didn't know Middleton was a friend of his daughter until after shooting him. Police, responding to a burglary-in-progress call, arrived to find Fulton attempting CPR on Middleton. Police say Fulton's daughter was not in the guestroom at the time of the shooting. While friends and family mourned Middleton's death, a local juvenile court judge said the situation is an example of "what can happen when you don't listen to your parents." No charges have been filed.