UPDATE: Police respond to shooting in Athens
First-responders responded to a shooting today in the 700 block of Plato Jones Street in Athens.
According to dispatch reports, a 29-year-old male was shot in the hip or buttocks area. The two offenders left the scene on foot.
Athens Police officers are in the area searching for a white male and a black male who may have been involved in the incident.
The public should avoid the area as police work the scene.