Another suspect arrested for downtown Athens shooting
- Classic City News
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By Joe Johnson
The Athens police department has made another arrest in connection with young men shooting at each other early in the morning of July 5th on a crowded downtown street.
Fortunately no one was injured although several businesses on East Clayton Street were damaged by gunfire.
One eyewitness was working at one the bars where he claimed to have seen some of the suspects firing automatic weapons, including an AR-15.
The first suspect was arrested later in the day of the incident and was identified by police as 19-year-old Damian Swint, and on Monday police announced they had arrested 22-year-old Markavion Gresham.
Both are charged with aggravated assault, reckless conduct, and possession of a firearm in the commission of a crime,
Swint was additionally charged with possessing a firearm while on probation and possession of a firearm on school grounds because he had fled onto University of Georgia property when being chased by police,
This is an ongoing investigation and police asked for anyone with information about the incident to contact Detective Harrison at David.Harrison@accgov.com or 762-400-7361.