Arrest made in Butts County event center shooting

October 22, 2021
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A suspect has been arrested in a shooting Saturday at the Francis Event Center in Butts County.

According to the Butts County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the Francis Event Center in Jenkinsburg, in reference to a person shot. Deputies arrived on scene and quickly secured the scene so Butts County EMS could respond and tend to the patient.

Deputies interviewed several subjects on scene and identified a possible suspect. The suspect had left the scene, but was located a short time later by Jackson Police Department and Butts County Patrol deputies.

The suspect was interviewed and arrested.

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This investigation is ongoing. If you have any information pertaining to this shooting, please contact Inv. N. Baldwin 470-388-9915 or 770-775-8216.


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