CLARKE COUNTY, Ga. — Three people are in jail after a fight ended in a shooting that hurt two people, including a 4-year-old.
Athens-Clarke police responded to the shooting off Rocksprings Court around 4:15 p.m. Saturday. When they arrived, officers found several people fighting outside.
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Shontiva Myers is accused of firing multiple shots toward the ground during Saturday’s fight. Police said the bullets ricocheted off the ground and hit a 4-year-old boy and 34-year-old woman.
Both the boy and woman have since been released from the hospital.
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Police said Shontiva Myers, Jeal Williams, Yolanda Myers and a fourth person drove from Atlanta to Athens with guns after they heard a young relative of theirs had gotten into a fight.
Police charged Shontiva Myers and Williams with two counts of aggravated assault and one count of possession of a firearm. Police charged Yolanda Myers with disorderly conduct.
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