Former NASCAR driver John Wes Townley killed in Athens, Georgia shooting

 

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John Wes Townley, a former NASCAR driver who enjoyed an extensive career across the Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series from 2008 to 2016, was shot to death Saturday in a double homicide in the Five Points area of Athens, Georgia. He was 31.

According to a report by the Athens Banner-Herald, Athens-Clarke County police responded to a report of a shooting just before 9 p.m. Saturday night. Townley and a 30-year old woman had been shot and both were transported to a local hospital, where Townley died of his injuries. The woman's injuries were described as "serious".

A police investigation is currently ongoing, with a 32-year old Dunwoody man known to the victim suspected in the case. The preliminary investigation suggests that the homicide was related to domestic violence

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