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The “common foul” was committed by the accused shooter’s brother, who was later attacked by members of the opposing team after the game, the man’s attorney said.
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A 21-year-old man sought by police since the end of September has been arrested in a shooting that happened after a basketball tournament in Georgia, records show.
Romontae Crews is accused of shooting three people in the Paradise Community Development Corp. parking lot Sept. 27, according to an Oct. 3 Facebook post from the Forest Park Police Department.
Police said the “violent behavior” was sparked by a “common foul” committed during the game. Crews’ attorney David Wolfe told McClatchy News on Oct. 10 that the altercation instigated by the foul continued even after the game ended.
Crews’ brother and teammate committed the foul and was later attacked by opposing team members “as they were walking out,” Wolfe said. “There were two or three people that were beating on him and that’s when the gun play ensued,” he told McClatchy News.
Wolfe said that after interviewing a number of people who saw what happened, “it’s clear that the individuals that ended up getting injured were the primary aggressors.” “I think there’s a serious opportunity for an immunity motion,” he told McClatchy News.
Two victims, Jordan Smith and Jarrell Tate, were each hit with five bullets, WSB-TV reported. The third victim was not publicly identified.
“A senseless altercation escalated into violence,” Brian Klatsky said in a GoFundMe established for Jordan Smith.
Smith had “extensive surgeries to remove half his stomach, the head of his pancreas, and his spleen, while reconstructing his bowel,” Klatsky said.
Two of the three victims remained hospitalized in critical condition as of Oct. 3, authorities said.
Crews is charged with aggravated assault and possession of a weapon during the commission of a crime, according to police.
Crews turned himself in to police Oct. 9, Wolfe confirmed to McClatchy News. Court records show he was denied bail. He is due back in court for a preliminary hearing Nov. 5.
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