A Hartwell woman was killed during a gunfight Friday night in Athens’ Brooklyn neighborhood near Hawthorne Extension and Brooklyn Road.
The victim was Breana Jeree Blackwell, 23. She was in a parked vehicle dead of a gunshot wound when police arrived on the scene at 10:58 p.m.
Athens-Clarke County police said that multiple people exchanged gunshots in a large crowd. The crowd dispersed when police arrived, and they are looking for witnesses who can help identify Blackwell’s shooter.
Anyone with information about the shooting should call Detective Lee Walker at 706-613-3888 ext. 292, Lt. Mike Tyndell at 706-613-3888 ext. 372 or the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at 706-613-3342.
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