Shooting suspect arrested

HIGH SPRINGS – A suspect in the May 29, 2020 High Springs shooting that left one person injured has been arrested.

Nineteen-year-old George Mack Strawder III was apprehended by authorities Sunday.

Strawder was identified by witnesses as the man who shot another man during an argument. The High Springs Police Department (HSPD) responded to a call involving a shooting near the Catherine Taylor Park and arrived on the scene within minutes of the call. Officers discovered an adult male victim on the ground, suffering from a single gunshot wound near the lower back. HSPD personnel administered first aid until EMS arrived on the scene. The victim was then airlifted to a local hospital.

According to the investigation, the victim was part of a group involved in a physical altercation with another group and the victim was allegedly shot by Strawder, who along with others, fled the scene on foot and eluded a search by law enforcement.

This was the second shooting incident in the vicinity within a month. While authorities are not sure if the two incidents are related, they do believe that Strawder was involved in both cases.

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