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Four arrested in Labor Day shooting of Griffin man

By Mike Morris
Sept 3, 2013

Police in Griffin have arrested four people in connection with a Labor Day shooting that left a man dead.

Griffin police Capt. Dwayne Jones said officers responding to a 12:48 a.m. call of shots fired on Kentucky Avenue found 23-year-0ld Darrius Shaw of Griffin dead.

Four suspects were arrested and taken to the Spalding County Jail, but their names have not been released.

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