By Joe Johnson
An Athens teen reportedly was injured by gunfire Monday morning in a northside neighborhood.
According to Athens-Clarke County police, 18-year-old Jatavion Dunn of Spring Valley Road, was shot three times when he was outside in the 300 block of Burkland Lane, police said.
The shooting was reported at 9:37 a.m. by a neighbor whose house was also struck by gunfire, police said. No one in the residence was injured.
Dunn was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries by National EMS, police said.
Police said they did not believe that Dunn was shot in an exchange of gunfire, but may have been shot by someone in a passing vehicle.
“The incident is still under investigation, but at this time it is not believed that the victim fired a weapon,” said Lt. Shaun Barnett, ACCPD’s public information officer.
"It is believed that the suspect left the scene in a vehicle and we are not ruling out that the shooter was inside of a vehicle when this incident occurred," Barnett said.
Police asked for anyone with information about the shooting to contact Detective David Harrison at 762-400-7361 or david.harrison@accgov.com.
Is this unrelated to the police officers being assaulted on Spring Valley Road?
Just another Monday in the "Classic City".
That’s what happens when you get mixed up in that gang shit! Eye for an eye. Retribution brings on more retribution. It never ending cycle.