Fight at Griffin home ends with shots fired
A fight at a metro Atlanta home escalated into gunfire, according to police.
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Griffin officers responded to Walden Point around 5:35 p.m. Oct. 29 after receiving reports of a person armed with a weapon and shots fired.
Police said Travis Walker, Kaniyah Clark and Janyla Garrett went to the home of Miguel Bullard and Truita Walker, where a verbal argument escalated into a physical fight.
After the fight was broken up, police said Travis Walker went to a vehicle, retrieved a gun and fired multiple rounds toward Bullard as he ran from the scene.
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During the investigation, Alvina Garrett, the mother of one of the people involved, arrived and began interfering with officers, according to police. She was arrested and charged with obstruction of a law enforcement officer.
Investigators later executed a search warrant at Travis Walker’s home and recovered a gun believed to have been used in the shooting.
The following charges were obtained:
- Travis Walker: Aggravated assault
- Miguel Bullard: Aggravated assault (strangulation)
- Janyla Garrett: Affray
- Kaniyah Clark: Affray
- Truita Walker: Affray
- Alvina Garrett: Obstruction of a law enforcement officer
They were booked into the Spalding County Jail. The investigation remains ongoing.
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