The Statesboro Police Department confirmed Wednesday morning that a Statesboro man was fatally shot, a woman was wounded and a pedestrian suffered serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle all stemming from an incident Tuesday night in the area of Azul restaurant on South Main St. in Statesboro.

Police identified the victim as Gregory Johnson, 39, of Statesboro, with reported ties to Claxton.

Large crowds were gathered in the area during the afternoon and into the evening for Cinco de Mayo celebrations.

Statesboro police also were responding to a DUI-related crash one mile south on South Main St.

After 911 calls reported two people were shot around 9 p.m., the Statesboro PD was joined by law enforcement from the Bulloch County Sheriff’s Office, Georgia Southern University Police and Georgia State Patrol.

Police said the victims of the shootings and the accident near Azul were transported to East Georgia Regional Medical Center, where one later died and the other two are receiving treatment. The identity of the victim and the condition of the two at the hospital has not been released.

A post Wednesday morning on the Statesboro Police Department Facebook page stated: “Multiple witnesses from the incident at Azul’s are cooperating with investigators as this homicide investigation remains ongoing. Pending further communication with the victim’s family, additional information will be released as it becomes available.”