VALDOSTA — A Valdosta man was charged with aggravated assault Sunday after a woman was shot, police said.
Around 1:30 a.m., officers headed to the 1100 block of Old Statenville Road after 911 received calls about a shooting, a Valdosta Police Department statement said.
Police found a 28-year-old woman with a gunshot to her torso; she was treated and later released from the hospital, the statement said.
Police determined she had been involved in a car chase in which she was a passenger in the vehicle being chased. The driver of the other car fired at the vehicle she was in, hitting it several times, police said. The 28-year-old woman, sitting in the back seat, was hit by one bullet, police said. The car she was in hit a power pole. Two other people were in the car, but police did not indicate they were hurt.
The car the offender was driving was found at an East Park Avenue home and a suspect was taken into custody without incident, police said.
The suspect — described as a 35-year-old Valdosta man — was charged with three counts of aggravated assault, aggravated battery and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, the police statement said.
“We are thankful that this incident did not result in more people being injured. This offender’s reckless disregard for human life endangered numerous citizens in this residential area, on top of the victims. I am proud of the quick work of our officers, with the assistance of the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Department, to ensure he was taken into custody quickly,” said Chief Leslie Manahan.
Anyone with information on this case should contact the Valdosta Police Department Bureau of Investigative Services at 229-293-3145, or the crime tip line at 229-293-3091.