GPD makes multiple arrests after Midtown shooting

Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Gregory Frazier, 31, of Ocala; Bruce Wynne Garniss, 20; and Gene Rubin Rowe, Jr., 26, were arrested early this morning after allegedly running from officers who were investigating a shooting near the 1000 block of W. University Avenue. Garniss was reportedly found with a gunshot in the leg and transported to the hospital.

Several Gainesville Police Department Officers heard gunshots around 2:30 a.m. Saturday morning, and multiple calls were received about the gunshots.

A responding officer reportedly saw Frazier and Rowe walking south through the parking lot in the 1100 block of Alligator Alley. They were reportedly in a “heightened state of emotion” and met up with two other men before walking toward the west; one could be heard saying, “And you’re to going to run?”

Occupants of a vehicle leaving the parking lot reportedly flagged down the officer and told him that the four men were involved in the shooting.

An officer drove toward the group, made contact with them in the 1100 block of SW 1st Avenue, and ordered them to stop. One man walked north on SW 12th Street, and the other three, later identified as Frazier, Garniss, and Rowe, fled toward the east, back toward the parking lot. Officers in the area of the parking lot apprehended the three men; Garniss was reportedly found hiding in a vehicle with a gunshot wound to the leg.

According to the arrest reports for Frazier and Rowe, the individual who had walked north on SW 12th Street reportedly had a gun with the slide locked back, indicating that it had been fired until it was empty. Alachua Chronicle was unable to obtain any further information about that individual.

Frazier and Rowe were transported to GPD Headquarters for questioning, and Garniss was transported to an emergency room to be treated for the gunshot wound.

Frazier was charged with resisting an officer without violence. He has an extensive criminal history in Marion County, with at least eight felony convictions and four state prison sentences; his most recent release was in April 2023.

Garniss’ charges are unavailable. He has juvenile criminal convictions and is on probation for two adult felony convictions for possession of a firearm by a delinquent (juvenile convicted of an offense that would be a felony for an adult) and tampering with evidence.

Rowe has been charged with resisting an officer without violence. He has one felony conviction and five misdemeanor convictions; he has served one state prison sentence for unarmed robbery and was released in 2019.

Bail will be set tomorrow for Frazier; Rowe has been released on bail, but the amount is currently unavailable because court records are not posted on weekends. Garniss has not been booked into the jail yet.

Articles about arrests are based on reports from law enforcement agencies. The charges listed are taken from the arrest report and/or court records and are only accusations. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.