Friday May 9th, 2025 5:48AM

Lawrenceville man charged in a double shooting near the UGA campus

A Gwinnett County man is the main suspect in a double shooting near the University of Georgia (UGA) campus over the weekend.

According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC), two people were found injured on Saturday just blocks away from the campus. Police were called to West Clayton Street around 2:15 a.m. where a 30-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman, who is believed to be a student at the school, both had gunshot wounds. The initial report says both victims are expected to survive.

A Lawrenceville man was arrested at the scene after witnesses pointed him out to officer. Corey Trevon Austin, 24, was booked into the Athens-Clarke County Jail. According to jail records, he faces two charges of aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. 

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