Thomasville police investigate recent shooting

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THOMASVILLE – The Thomasville Police Department responded to the 100 block of Persimmon Street in reference to a large unruly crowd recently and found when they arrived at the scene that two people had been shot.

Witnesses reported that a fight broke out among the crowd, and two people were shot prior to the police arriving at the scene. The shooting victims were transported to Archbold Memorial Hospital, where they were treated for their injuries. They are currently listed by the hospital in stable condition.

The shooting incident remains an active investigation, and detectives are following many leads. Anyone with information pertaining to the incident is encouraged to contact the Thomasville Police Department Criminal Investigations Division at (229) 227-3302 or submit a tip to the Thomasville Police Department CRIMEWATCH at thomasvillepolicega.org.

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Thomasville Police Chief John Letteney

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Except for a brief period, Albany Herald Editor Carlton Fletcher has been a newspaperman, working as Sports Writer/Columnist for the weekly Ocilla Star, as Sports Writer/Sports Editor with The Tifton Gazette, and as Sports Writer/Copy Editor/News Reporter/Features Editor and Editor of the paper. He has won numerous awards for sports, news, business and column writing, including a first-place Business Writing award in last year’s Georgia Press Association awards competition.

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