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Clayton County shootout

50 Rounds Fired In Clayton Shootout; Teen Killed

Posted: 11:45 am EDT April 25, 2009Updated: 9:41 am EDT April 26, 2009

CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. -- Clayton County police found more than 50 rounds of ammunition at the scene of a shootout that left a Fayette County teenager dead and a College Park man with a bullet wound to the neck.

Investigators said both men were standing outside a home in the 1200 block of East Fayetteville Road with several other individuals at about 5 a.m. Saturday when the shooting happened.

Investigators said the victims were visiting the residence. Authorities said the other individuals took off running when the gun shots rang out.

Clayton County Police spokesman Tim Owens said the teen victim's identity was not immediately released. Owens identified the other shooting victim as 24-year-old Bernard Pitts of College Park. Pitts was wounded and hospitalized in critical condition.

Investigators said the crime scene covered about a three-block area.

No arrests have been made.

Neighbors told Channel 2 Action News reporter Joyce Oscar that a few months ago, U.S. Marshals raided the home where the men were standing and made several arrests. A representative for Clayton County police said he couldn't confirm the neighbor's story.

Copyright 2009 by WSBTV.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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