On Saturday May 16, 2015 Officers from the Griffin Police Department responded to the city park near North 9th Street and Georgia Avenue in reference to a person that hadbeen shot. Upon their arrival they witnessed a black female identified as Shehollanee Burden lying on the ground with a single gunshot wound to her hip.
According to Lt. Mike Richardson of the Criminal Investigative Division the Investigation revealed that two females met at the park on North 9th Street to fight because of an argument that occurred on social media (twitter). Multiple individuals were present at the fight and when one of the subjects involved was being jumped on by three people the sibling of thefight victim brandished a firearm and shot two rounds resulting in one of those rounds striking Ms. Burden in the hip.
The incident was captured on two separate cellular phones which helped determine the possible charges. Lt. Mike Richardson advised 5 females were charged with Affray and shooting suspect was charged with reckless conduct and Affray