Argument over a woman leads to shooting, arrest

ATHENS, Ala. — A 34-year-old Athens man faces attempted murder charges after allegedly firing at least five shots at another man during an argument over a woman in a Dollar General parking lot Friday evening.

Erik Bryars was arrested within six minutes of the initial 911 call, according to the Limestone County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies responded around 5:45 p.m. Friday to reports of a shooting in the parking lot of the Piney Chapel Dollar General on Highway 127. The suspect had run off, but deputies quickly located Bryars nearby…

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