ATHENS, Ga. — Police have identified the man found shot and killed near Trail Creek Park in Athens on Feb. 4 as 24-year-old Curry Cole Calloway.
Athens-Clarke County Police said officers first responded to a shots fired call near Trial Creek Street and First Street around 10:30 a.m., where they found Calloway with a gunshot wound. Emergency crews took him to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Detectives said two people were detained in Calloway’s death but released, pending further investigation. The incident might have also been connected to a robbery at a home on First Street, which happened right before Calloway was shot, according to Athens-Clarke County Police. The robbery and shooting are still under investigation.
Anyone with information on this case is asked to call Athens-Clarke County Police Detective Scott Black at 706-613-3330.
