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Athens Police Investigating Shooting at Mobile Home Park

The Athens-Clarke County Police Department is investigating a shooting in Spring Valley Mobile Home park. According to a media release, an officer assisting another officer on a traffic stop heard gunshots inside the mobile home park.

The officer left the traffic stop to find where the shots originated. When he arrived at a trailer, he found a 55-year old male victim who yelled that he had been shot. The officer saw a small laceration on the victim’s arm.

He told the officer he had been standing on his porch when he heard gunshots. He felt something burning on his arm and realized he had been shot. The victim declined an offer to call EMS for treatment.

The case is under active investigation. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Detective Kim Johnson at 706-613-3330, extension 331, or email KimJohn@sccgov.com.

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