Athens-Clarke County Police are investigating a New Year’s Eve shooting that severely injured a 20-year-old man. Joseph Cunningham was shot through the leg while walking home from the store, the incident report states.
Cunningham told police he was taking a shortcut home when a white Chevy Impala pulled up and started shooting at him. A bullet hit him in the left leg above the knee.
Witnesses corroborated Cunningham’s story, telling police that someone from within the Impala fired on him as he ran home. Police say one round went through a community center door. Eighteen 9mm bullets were found at the scene.
EMS transported Cunningham to an Athens area hospital with severe but non-life-threatening injuries.
Police are still investigating the crime.
“We have not ruled anything out; however, we have not determined a motive at this time,” says ACCPD spokesperson Lt. Shaun Barnett. He asks anyone with information about the shooting to contact Detective Johnson at 762-400-7060 or by email at [email protected].
