Shooting at block party in Screven County leaves 6 injured

SCREVEN COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – The Screven County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that left six people injured.

On the night of June 29th into the morning of June 30th, the Screven County Sheriff’s Office received calls for a shooting at Lawton Place Neighborhood. The calls indicated a shooting had occurred at an unpermitted block party being held in the neighborhood.

As a result of the shooting, six people suffered gunshot injuries and multiple cars were damaged from being struck by bullets.

Officers arrived on the scene and additional law enforcement was provided by Sylvania Police Department, Georgia State Patrol and Bulloch County Sheriff’s.

The investigation has indicated that there were multiple people shot during this incident.

Georgia Bureau of Investigation is assisting with this investigation.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Screven County Sheriff’s Office at 912-564-2013. Anyone with photographs or videos from this incident or the events leading up to it are asked to provide them to the Screven County Sheriff’s Office.

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