GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A soft lockdown at Georgia Gwinnett College has been lifted after a shooting was reported near the campus.
Lawrenceville police told Channel 2 Action News that a 35-year-old tow truck driver was shot and suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Investigators say they responded to reports of gunshots in the area of the college. While they were responding, a relative of the victim called 911 and said they were taking the man to the hospital.
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They say the victim, whose name has not been released, was driving a tow truck in the area when someone in a dark sedan started shooting at him.
He was shot once and was able to run away from the scene before being picked up by a relative and taken to the hospital.
Police believe it was an isolated incident and the driver may have been targeted.
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GGC officials put the school on lockdown just before 5:30 a.m. Tuesday and closed the campus. They advised students already on campus to find a safe place or remain in their buildings. The school lifted the lockdown at 6:55 a.m.
The shooting happened down the street in the Charter Club neighborhood, according to the school.
NewsChopper 2 flew over the scene live on Channel 2 Action News This Morning where a heavy police presence was spotted near the tennis courts.
Channel 2′s Steve Gehlbach reported live in the neighborhood where police tape blocked off the sidewalk and yard near one of the courts. At least six evidence markers were on the side of the road.
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