Police investigate shooting near UGA campus

ATHENS, Ga. - Athens-Clarke County police are investigating after a woman was shot near the University of Georgia campus. 

The university confirmed the Athens-Clarke County Police Department was investigating a shooting at Parkview Homes on Baxter Street, but said there is no immediate threat to the campus.

Police said a woman was shot near the 200 block of Weir Circle. 

Several high-rise dormitories and a dining hall at UGA are located off of Baxter Street.

FOX 5 Atlanta is working to learn the circumstances surrounding the shooting. 

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