By Joe Johnson
A man was fatally shot late Wednesday night outside of his home in west Athens.
He was identified by the county coroner as 25-year-old Nigel Turner of Huntington Court.
Turner was a known member of the Red Tape Gang, and he apparently has become the most recent victim of an Athens street gang rivalry that has claimed several lives in recent years.
A drive-by shooting involving those two gangs on March 8 resulted in the death of a 3-year-old boy who was killed inside his home by a bullet that missed its intended target.
In addition to Turner being killed on Wednesday, a woman who had been with him was wounded and she was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Based on information gathered from the neighborhood, it appears that the victims had been in a car in the driveway of the gang member’s home when ambushed by a gunman.
The Athens-Clarke County Police Department has asked for anyone who has information
concerning the incident to contact Detective Daniel Harrison at 762-400-7361 or David.harrison@accgov.com.