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 […]
Three people arrested for shooting at Waffle House in Sandersville
SANDERSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A woman is in the hospital and three people are behind bars after a shooting at a Waffle House in Washington County.
According to Washington County Sheriff Joel Cochran, 20 year old Kayiah Faulkner of Sandersville was shot in the parking lot of the Waffle House at 104 East Church Street around 2:40 Sunday morning. Police say she was flown to a trauma center in Augusta. Sheriff Cochran says as of Sunday night, the woman is in critical condition.
Sandersville police say three people have been arrested in connection to the shooting. According to Sheriff Cochran those three people are: George Reeves, Thomas Tanner, and Malik Holsey. Sheriff Cochran says two of the men are charged with aggravated assault, but more charges and arrests are pending. All three are in the Washington County Jail.
Third person arrested in connection to Sandersville Waffle House shooting believed to be gang motivated
According to Sheriff Joel Cochran, Kayiah Faulkner is in the critical care unit in critical condition after being shot early Sunday morning. Author: 13WMAZ Staff Updated: 9:21 PM EDT May 9, 2021
SANDERSVILLE, Ga. Three people are in custody after a woman was shot in the parking lot of a Sandersville Waffle House on Mother’s Day.
According to police, they responded to the Waffle House on East Church Street around 3 a.m. Sunday. A 20-year-old woman named Kayiah Faulkner was hit by crossfire and airlifted to a hospital in Augusta.