Update: A Lula man has been charged with shooting two people in a road rage incident Wednesday morning on Ga. 365, Gainesville police said.
Steven Dallas Cooper, 26, faces charges of aggravated battery, criminal attempt to commit murder, criminal damage to property, reckless conduct and aggravated assault.
Cooper is accused of exiting his vehicle and shooting a man and a woman around 8:30 a.m. at an intersection of Ga. 365 next to the J. A. Walters YMCA in Gainesville.
Police said Cooper had a two-year-old child in the car. He is being held without bond in Hall County Jail.
Police said Cooper fired multiple shots, hitting Michael Charles Gabriel, 50, and Paula Kay Blackwell, 65, who was “caught in the crossfire,” Lt. Kevin Holbrook said. She was shot in the kidney, according to arrest warrants.
As of Thursday, Blackwell was in critical condition at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville.
After being shot, Gabriel drove his Chevrolet Tahoe south onto Jesse Jewell Parkway, stopped and called the police. He was transported to NGMC and later released with minor injuries.
“It was two times that he shot at me,” Gabriel told The Times. “He unloaded a round into my vehicle, and I took two hits, one to my shoulder and then to my lower back. I was very, very lucky.”
Previous story: A Lula man has been charged with shooting two people in a road rage incident Wednesday morning on Ga. 365, Gainesville police said.
Steven Dallas Cooper, 26, faces charges of aggravated battery, criminal attempt to commit murder, criminal damage to property, reckless conduct and aggravated assault.
Cooper is accused of shooting a man and a woman around 8:30 a.m. at an intersection of Ga. 365 next to the J. A. Walters YMCA in Gainesville.
Police said Cooper had a two-year-old child in the car. He remains in the Hall County Jail.
Police said Cooper fired multiple shots, hitting Micheal Charles Gabriel and Paula Blackwell, 65, who was “caught in the crossfire,” Lt. Kevin Holbrook said.
Blackwell is in critical condition at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. After being shot, Gabriel traveled south onto Jesse Jewell Parkway, stopped and called the police. He was transported to NGMC and later released with minor injuries.
Previous story: The woman shot is in critical condition, Gainesville police said. A man who was shot and suffered minor injuries has been released from Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville.
Update: One of the two people shot during a road rage incident Wednesday on Ga. 365 was a woman "caught in the crossfire", Gainesville Police said.
Police Lt. Kevin Holbrook said a man was also shot during the incident. The man drove to Jesse Jewell Parkway after he was shot. It's unclear why he drove there. He suffered minor injuries and was taken to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. The woman was also taken to NGMC. Her injuries are unknown, Holbrook said.
The road rage incident occurred about 8:30 a.m. at the intersection of Ga. 365 next to the JA Walter YMCA, Holbrook said. A man, whose identity has not been released, has been charged in connection with both shootings.
Previous story: Two people have been shot near Ga. 365 at YMCA Drive in what Gainesville Police are describing as a road rage incident.
The shooter is in custody, police reported on social media about 9:15 a.m. Police said the victims suffered minor injuries.
Traffic is delayed in the area.
