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Victim recovering after Thursday shooting
21-year old arrested in incident at apartment complex
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A man who was shot Thursday night at Little Lotts Creek Apartments is in stable condition after surgery, and the man who shot him is behind bars, police said.Dennis James Harris, 21, Little Lotts Creek Apartments, is charged with aggravated assault, aggravated battery, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, said Statesboro Public safety Director Wendell Turner.Harris was also injured during the altercation between him and the victim. He suffered “blunt force trauma facial injuries,” Turner said. The shooting victim, a 28-year-old man who also lives on East Jones Street, a short distance away from the apartment complex, suffered “a gunshot wound to the torso,” he said.Investigators had not yet reached the bottom of things Friday as they continued to investigate the altercation.
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