Savannah police arrest suspect in weekend shootings that injured 11 in downtown square

Street clock at City Market, Savannah on June 17, 2027. (Wikimedia Commons)

Updated on 5/22/24 at 4:28 p.m.

A suspect has been arrested in connection with an outbreak of gunfire that injured 11 people last weekend at a public square in the heart of Savannah’s downtown historic district, police announced Wednesday.

William Anthony Mitchell, 20, was charged with four counts of aggravated assault as well as possessing a firearm while committing a crime, Savannah police said in a statement. It said investigators were still seeking “multiple persons of interest.”