Police in Georgia believe gang members were involved in a Waffle House shooting that sent a woman to the hospital. And that it is related to other shootings in recent weeks.
UPDATE 5/13:
The Sandersville Police Department has identified another suspect in the Waffle House shooting on Mother’s Day.
The suspect has been identified as Terrance Oliver, AKA “T-Black”.
If you have any information or know where he is, call Capt. Parker at 478-232-2628, Investigator Pettit at 478-357-1720, or Sandersville Police Department at 478-552-3121.
UPDATE 5/12:
According to a Facebook post by the Sandersville Police Department, the Uniform Patrol Division and the Criminal Investigation Division of the Sandersville Police Department, along with the Department of Juvenile Justice, made its seventh arrest related to the Waffle House shooting on Mother’s Day.
7 arrested, 2 wanted in Georgia shooting that injured woman
May 14, 2021 GMT
SANDERSVILLE, Ga. (AP) Seven people have been arrested and two more are wanted after a shooting injured a woman in the parking lot of a middle Georgia restaurant.
The predawn Sunday shooting at a Sandersville Waffle House injured Kayiah Faulkner, 20, who was taken by helicopter to an Augusta hospital.
Police tell local news outlets that they believe gang members were involved in the shooting and that it is related to three shootings that happened in April.
“The Sandersville Police Department will not idly stand by and allow young men to terrorize our city by shooting and injuring innocent people,” the police department said in a statement.
UPDATE: Sandersville police make 7th arrest in gang-motivated Waffle House shooting
According to Sheriff Joel Cochran, 29-year-old Charles Watson is the sixth person arrested Wednesday. He is charged with Aggravated Assault. Author: 13WMAZ Staff Updated: 11:35 PM EDT May 12, 2021
SANDERSVILLE, Ga. Seven people have been arrested after a woman was shot in the parking lot of a Sandersville Waffle House on Mother’s Day.
That s according to a post on the Sandersville Police Department s Facebook page. On Sunday, police responded to the Waffle House on East Church Street around 3 a.m. 20-year-old Kayiah Faulkner was hit by crossfire and airlifted to a hospital in Augusta.
UPDATE: According to a Facebook post by the Sandersville Police Department, the Uniform Patrol Division and the Criminal Investigation Division of the Sandersville Police Department, along with the Department of Juvenile Justice, made its seventh arrest related to the Waffle House shooting on Mother’s Day. The post goes on to say a few more arrests […]