SPRINGFIELD, Ga. (WTOC) - [UPDATE 12:03 p.m. 9/22/25] The Springfield Police Department has shared additional details about the shots fired call near El Ximador in Springfield on September 20, 2025.

Officials say at approximately 10:30 p.m. SPD officers responded to a report of shots fired and public disturbance at El Ximador.

The SPD says officers arrived within three minutes of the initial 911 call, and the suspected offender, later identified as Gerardo Figueroa Santos (39) of Guyton, was located in a vehicle attempting to flee the area.

Officers were able to detain the suspect after a brief struggle and he was arrested without injury to officers or bystanders.

Police say that security footage from El Ximador showed the suspect exiting the building, retrieving a handgun, and att

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