Police: Man shot, wounded after football game brawl
SUGAR HILL, Ga. (AP) — A man was shot and wounded during a shootout after a semi-professional football game ended in a brawl in Georgia, authorities said.
The game, which was held at a park in Sugar Hill, was canceled following the fight on Saturday, the Gwinnett County Police Department said in a news release. A shootout then erupted in the parking lot and bathroom areas of the park, police said.
Authorities said multiple people had fired shots, and at least 100 people were present at the scene. Most of them left before police arrived.
The wounded man was shot in the leg and hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries.
The police department is asking anyone with information to call their office.
Sugar Hill is located about 35 miles (56 kilometers) northeast of Atlanta.