Wednesday, June 6, 2016 |

UPDATE: 6:00 p.m.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Richmond County Sheriff's Office believes they've found the second gun used in the shootout after fireworks at the Riverwalk on July 4th.

Sheriff Richard Roundtree says now they are learning the two men involved in the gun battle may not have even known each other.

Colors that lit the sky were interrupted by muzzle-flash on the ground.

"When we went walking, we heard some shooting and a bunch of people just running," grandmother Linda Satterwhite said.

It was a primal instinct for most. Adrenaline rushed as some tumbled down steep hills looking for safety.

Some couldn't run, like 8-month-old Kendraya. He was in his stroller, a tool meant to make life easier until you're trying to navigate it through a panicked crowd.

"When they were running, that's when we started running, me and my grandchildren," Satterwhite said. "I'm just running with my baby in this stroller. My grandchildren, all my family, we were just running, running for our life."

Satterwhite says there were at least ten of them at the Riverwalk that night, many of them children.

"I thought a bullet was gonna hit one of us or my grandchildren. That's how scared I was," Satterwhite said.

Deputies say the shooting started as a fight between 30-year-old Clinton Coleman and one other. The other man is still on the run, and deputies are still trying to figure out who he is.

The Sheriff's Office has found what they think is the second gun used in the shootout.

"So right now we're just trying to put a timeline together and match up with the video and confirm the weapon we recovered was the one actually used in the shooting," Sheriff Richard Roundtree said.

Early reports said the fight was a beef between two friends, but now deputies say they don't think the men knew each other at all.

Since Coleman is in the hospital recovering from being shot in the face, information is still limited.

"He has made a brief statement, but he is still receiving medical treatment, so again that's one of the things that we're doing in the next day or two is to try and have an extensive interview with him," Sheriff Roundtree said.

The Sheriff says he's confident they will identify the shooter in a "relatively short amount of time."

They're also working to get a copy of surveillance video from Unisys. Sheriff Roundtree says that video is important because in a chaotic situation like that, people's minds are racing and witness statements don't always match up with what really happened.

He says so far no witnesses have come forward to give any information about what happened right before the shooting. If you know anything, the Sheriff's Office wants to hear from you.

Wednesday, June 6, 2016 |

UPDATE: 3:50 p.m.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) -- A second gun has been found in connection to Fourth of July shooting at the Augusta Riverwalk, according to the Richmond County Sheriff's Office.

Sheriff Roundtree said they have found the gun, but would not release exactly what kind. They will need to run some ballistics tests before releasing more information.

Roundtree also stated some initial reports of the investigation aren't true. He said the two shooters are not friends and are actually strangers. No one has come forward with information on who the suspect is. Richmond County deputies are still checking UNISYS surveillance cameras to get a better look at the incident.

Roundtree said there is no indication of the shooting being gang related. He said Coleman made a short statement to deputies, but due to his medical condition, he has not been able to talk much. No information on Coleman's condition has been released.

Sheriff Rountree said that this was a fight that escalated and it was not someone who went down there with intentions to harm people. He also mentioned there is no lingering danger to the public.

Wednesday, June 6, 2016

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) -- A gunman is still on the loose following a Fourth of July shooting at the Riverwalk.

Deputies say as of right now they have not identified the suspect.

Meanwhile the other gunman, Clinton Coleman, is still recovering from being shot in the face.

Coleman is currently in the hospital surrounded by armed guards.

Lt. Alan Rollins with the Richmond County Sheriff's Office says the two gunman had some type of grudge against each other.

If you have any information on the second shooter, call police immediately.

Tuesday, July 5, 2016 |

UPDATE: 7:32 p.m.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) -- Cell phones meant to film fourth of July fireworks over the Riverwalk were instead used to capture screams and fear as people ran for their lives.

"These little innocent kids and what they are witnessing," said Leanne Ledford.

Shoes and strollers were left behind as people ran for cover.

"I mean it was really chaos out here. People trying to get to their cars," said Ledford.

Richmond County Sheriff Richard Roundtree says the cause of the chaos was two shooters who decided the fourth was the time and the place.

Deputie say one of those shooters is Clinton Lamont Colemon. The report says fragments of concrete broken from bullets struck two people. One person in the face and one person in the back.

"At that time, a witness engaged that subject and tackled that subject to the ground and disarmed that subject," said Roundtree.

Not just tackling him. A report says the witness kicked Coleman in the face to keep him from harming anyone else.

"We never encourage citizens to get actively involved in violent situations. You have to applaud the courage of these individuals,' said Roundtree.

Another witness following suit, pulling out his own legal weapon and firing at the other shooter, telling him to put down his weapon. That shooter got away.

"What we are doing is we're trying to identify the subject. So we can't actively look for someone if we don't know who it is," said Roundtree.

Roundtree says police presence is not the problem.

You can hear on Richmond County dispatch saying " just send everyone that's in service."

But Roundtree does say after something like this they have to re access safety measures.

Sheriff Roundtree says a lot of things are on the table for ramping up safety, such as more plain clothes officers, keeping the celebration to a more restricted area, more cameras along that area and lights too.

Tuesday, July 5, 2016 | UPDATE: 4:15 p.m.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) -- A suspect has been identified in connection to a shooting at Augusta's Riverwalk after the fireworks celebration.

The Richmond County Sheriff's Office has said Clinton Lamont Coleman fired multiple shots and hit a woman in the face and a man in the back on the patio of the upper level Riverwalk levy by the UNISYS building.

A witness stated he heard Coleman say to another suspect, "what do you want to do", twice. The witness said he then saw Coleman reach and flash a handgun. Coleman than started exchanging fire with the suspect.

According to the incident report, the witness said he saw a bystander tackle Coleman to the ground and then started kicking him in the face to so he would let go of the handgun and to prevent Coleman from escaping.

Another bystander stated that he saw the second suspect with the gun. He then took out his own gun, which was legally registered, and told the suspect to drop his weapon. The suspect then pointed his gun at the bystander, which caused him to fire back at the suspect. The suspect then fled the scene.

According to investigators, Coleman faces charges for aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during a crime.

The sheriff's office has said Coleman is still in the hospital under guard.

Tuesday, July 5, 2016 | UPDATE: 11:15 a.m.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) -- Investigators have not identified one of the suspects involved in Monday night's shooting at the Augusta Riverwalk.

Two people were initially involved and one person shot the other. Neither of the victims have life threatening injuries. A witness, who was unarmed, tackled the first shooter after the first shot was fired, according to the Richmond County Sheriff's Office.

Another witnesses with a legal concealed carry got involved in the shooting and shot at one of the shooters. The other shooter, who remains unidentified, took off after that second witness fired. The Richmond County Sheriff's Office has said neither of the two witness were harmed.

According to the sheriff's office, the shooter that was tacked is the one in custody. Two other bystanders were hit by 'concrete fragments' from when the bullets hit the ground. They were treated and have non-life-threatening injuries.

Tuesday, July 5, 2016

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) -- Augusta's Fourth of July fun turned from celebration to chaos.

Two people reportedly pulled guns on each other and opened fire on the Riverwalk after the fireworks show.

Several people caught the gunshots on their phones as it happened.

Officials with the Richmond County Sheriff's Office says four people were injured, including two suspects who are now at the hospital.

"Two individuals who apparently had some type of grudge against each other pulled our firearms and started shooting at each other," said Lt. Alan Rollins with the Richmond County Sheriff's Office.

Chris Morris says he and his wife were right beside the shooters when bullets started flying.

"Like two shots go off and then it's followed by two more shots. My wife-- she's frozen," Morris said. "I jerk her up and there's like some double doors, like glass doors and children, women, and men they're all running into this building."

A night to celebrate freedom-- ended with families running for their lives.

"It was crazy right there it was like mad. People were running left and right," Morris said. "And then we run into the building there was a lady with a baby stroller, she was trying to get down the stairs."

"Everybody was scattering and trying to get behind a wall with their newborns or with their children period," Said Saundra Kelly who was also at the Riverwalk when the shots started.

Even one of our own reporters, Cody O'Hara, was trying to enjoy the fireworks when he heard the shots. He took off running and ended up hiding behind a bush for cover.

"They were not firing randomly into the crowd," said Lt. Rollins

At least three people were injured including one of the suspects, who was shot in the face and taken to the hospital. Officials say a second suspect ran from the scene but also showed up at the hospital.

"We'd like to think people are safe, but you can't stop everything," Rollins said. "This is one of those incidents where as much as you'd like to put into it, you can't stop everything"

And because of that, for many, this may be the last time they spend the Fourth with people other than family

"Basically everybody was running up and down Broad Street saying they got to get out of here and this will be our first and last year," Kelly said.

The suspected shooter who was shot in the face is in the hospital in custody.

The other suspect took off running with the crowds. He got away, but ended up also going to the hospital for his own injuries.

Lt. Rollins says they're looking at surveillance video and getting witness statements for the investigation.

He says the Sheriff's Office is possibly charging the shooters with aggravated assault among other charges.

Monday, July 4, 2016 | UPDATE: 11:15 p.m.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/ WAGT) -- Two people pulled guns after the fireworks show had completed in Augusta Monday night and started shooting at each other, according to the Richmond County Sheriff's Office.

One of the suspects was hit in the face and the other suspect ran. Two people were injured with what deputies have called superficial wounds and were taken to Augusta University Medical Center.

One suspect, who was shot in the face, is in custody and the person believed to be the second shooter has arrived at the hospital, according to the Richmond County Sheriff's Office.

News 12 NBC 26 will continue to track this developing story.

Monday, July 4, 2016

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/ WAGT) -- Shots rang out during the July 4th fireworks celebration at the Augusta Riverwalk.

The shots broke out behind the UNISYS building on the Riverwalk.

From early stages of the investigation, it appears the third person may have been one of the shooters. He was shot in the head.

Lt. Blanchard says they have one person detained for questioning.