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Two arrested in Senoia shootingThu, 03/05/2009 - 4:19pm
By: The Citizen
Two men are in custody and warrants have been issued for others relating to a Tuesday shooting at a Stallings Road residence in Senoia. Two other men at the residence were hospitalized after sustaining gunfire from police at the scene. Georgia Bureau of Investigation is continuing the investigation of the incident in which three Senoia Police, according to policy, were placed on paid administrative leave. Arrested Tuesday on charges of felony obstruction of an officer and battery of an officer was Joseph Campbell, according to Senoia Police spokesperson Lt. Steve Tomlin. The arrest of Charles Campbell followed on Wednesday on charges of aggravated assault on a police officer, Tomlin said. Both men were transported to Coweta County Jail. The ages and place of residence of the two men were not immediately available. Tomlin said police have active warrants on others involved in the incident. The incident began with an attempt to perform a traffic stop of an elderly woman between 9:00-9:30 a.m., said GBI spokesperson John Bankhead. Also commenting on the incident, Tomlin said an officer attempted the traffic stop at Main Street and Couch Street using lights and siren. The vehicle did not stop or accelerate, Tomlin said, and drove from Couch Street to Stallings Road and into a driveway in the 500 block of Stallings, continuing down the driveway approximately 100 yards to the house, he said. Tomlin said the officer exited his vehicle and began telling the woman why he had attempted to stop her. Approximately four people exited the home as two other Senoia officers arrived, responding to a request for back-up by the officer, said Tomlin. The officers encountered verbal, physical and armed threats from all four individuals, one or more of whom had weapons, Tomlin said. Bankhead said one of the men exiting the home was carrying a shotgun. There were several attempts to persuade the people to drop their weapons prior to shots being fired. The incident escalated and two of the individuals were shot, said Tomlin. The portion of the incident involving gunfire is currently under investigation by GBI, Bankhead and Tomlin confirmed. Bankhead said Wednesday that a 61 year-old man was shot in the shoulder and grazed in the neck and a 72 year-old man was also shot. Both were transported to Atlanta-area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, Bankhead said. Tomlin said the officerw sustained injuries, though none were serious. Bankhead said the specifics of the incident are currently under review by GBI and the investigation is ongoing. City Administrator Richard Ferry said the three Senoia officers at the scene at the time of the incident were placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation, which is city policy. The names of the officers have not been released. Tomlin said Senoia Police Department was thankful to Coweta Sheriff’s Office for it’s immediate response and assistance in the incident. login to post comments |