Sheriff: Man shot 11 times; incident may be gang related

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The Spalding County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to investigate a shooting that occurred early Sunday. At 1:44 a.m., officials received a report of shots fired at 418 Ashley Trail in western Spalding County. Upon arriving at that location, deputies located 24-year-old Tamunosiki Elvis Ogbo in the driveway. Ogbo had sustained 11 […]

Crescent Lane murder victim identified as Flowery Branch resident

By SHEILA A. MARSHALL ::: Sgt. Dwayne Hancock, of the Griffin Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division, has identified the victim of a fatal Saturday night shooting as 63-year-old Harry Burkett, of Flowery Branch. This information was released Sunday evening after Burkett’s next-of-kin, his son, had been notified of his father’s death. Although several leads are […]