Shooting in Georgia: a man arrested in a shooting that left 7 injured

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Seven people were injured on Sunday morning, the Athens-Clarke County Police Department said in a statement posted on Facebook.

Pharoah Devonell Williams, 21, surrendered to Wilkes County authorities on Monday, police briefing officer Shaun Barnett said.

Barnett said Williams would be transferred to the Athens-Clarke County Jail by the Clarke County Sheriff’s Office “when a deputy is available to do so.”

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CNN affiliate WSB reported that the shooting took place in downtown Athens as students and fans filled the streets to celebrate the University of Georgia’s football victory over Clemson . The game was played Saturday night in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Police said officers responded to a shooting in the East Clayton Street and North Jackson Street area just before 2 a.m. on Sunday. A big brawl had broken out and during the brawl, “a male suspect began to unload a gun into the fighting crowd,” the police department statement said.

The seven injured were treated for non-life threatening injuries at a local hospital, police said.

Detectives identified Williams as the suspect and said several arrest warrants had been issued following the shooting.

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