Crime & Safety
Man Shot, Killed Outside Party Near Gainesville
Police say Cornelius Gordon, 24, of Gainesville, was sitting in his car outside a party when he was shot in the head early Monday.
GAINESVILLE, GA — Hall County authorities are searching for the person who shot and killed a Gainesville man who was sitting in his car outside a party early Monday.
Around 2 a.m. Monday, investigators with the Hall County Sheriff's Office were called to a home on Barnes Drive in regard to a shooting.
They learned that Cornelius Gordon, 24, of Gainesville, had been shot. He was taken by friends to North East Georgia Medical Center, where he died as a result of his injuries.
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Investigators are actively pursuing lead to try to identify a suspect, the sheriff's office said in a news release.
Hall County Sheriff's Office spokesman Lt. Scott Ware told The Gainesville Times that Gordon did not live at the mobile home where a party was taking place.
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Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Investigator Ashley Corwin at 770-533-7813.
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