Athens-Clarke County police investigate deadly shooting

Athens-Clarke County police are investigating a late-night double shooting that left one man dead.

A news release from the Athens-Clarke County Police Department (ACCPD) says officers were called to the scene in the 100 block of Huntington Road around 11 p.m. Wednesday, April 17.

Responding officers found the victim, Nigel Zachariah Turner, 25, of Athens, dead at this location from a gunshot wound. A second gunshot victim was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

ACCPD spokesperson Lt. Jody Thompson says the investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Detective Harrison at 762-400-7361 or [email protected].