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Two seriously injured when shot in downtown Athens brawl

By Joe Johnson

Two people were seriously injured Sunday when they were shot during a large fight in downtown Athens.

According to the Athens-Clarke County Police Department, officers were near the 100 block of West Clayton Street at about 2 a.m. when they heard multiple gunshots.

When the officers arrived at the intersection of West Clayton and Hull Street they encountered a large brawl in the roadway outside of Tropical Bar, according to ACCPD, and after the crowd was dispersed the officers found that two people had been shot in their torsos.

EMS transported the victims to the hospital with serious injuries.

ACCPD spokesman Geof Gilland said the victims were both 20-year-old Hispanic males, one of whom resides on Spring Valley Road and the other on Vincent Drive.

"ACCPD is investigating the association between the two groups involved," he said.

The police department asked for anyone with information about the incident or has a video recording of it to contact Detectives Hovie Lister at Hovie.Lister@accgov.com or 762-400-7333, or Sgt. Scott Black at Scott.Black@accgov.com or 762-400-7058.

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익명 회원
2024년 12월 20일
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jabece1903
2023년 10월 31일

2 AM in Athens is open season, apparently.

Perhaps close the bars at midnight? Streets cleared by 1 AM?

Naw, UGA students have to spend daddy's money and that student loan money. Otherwise Athens' tax revenue declines.

And the beat goes on...

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Izzy Mendalbaum
Izzy Mendalbaum
2023년 10월 31일

Great! Just great! Thugs venturing into the land of college kids and shooting others. I'm so disgusted.

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