Starkville police: Fight escalates to gunfire on University Drive
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STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – What started as a fight in Starkville escalated to gunfire. Now, a Greenville man is charged with aggravated assault.
Shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday, Starkville police responded to an incident on University Drive.
According to police, a fight that began in the area of Coconuts led to shots being fired further up University Drive.
No one was injured in the shooting, but a person’s clothing was struck by a bullet.
Police arrested 19-year-old Jackson Hughes of Greenville, Mississippi.
Hughes was charged with aggravated assault.
The investigation was still open. Anyone with information should call Starkville police or Golden Triangle Crimestoppers.