GRIFFIN — A Griffin woman was arrested Wednesday in connection with two recent shootings in Spalding County and she is a possible suspect in a similar shooting in Clayton County, Spalding County Sheriff Darrell Dix said Wednesday.
Darlene Harden, 46, is charged with two counts of aggravated assault, two counts of criminal trespass, and two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, with other charges possibly pending. She is currently being held in the Spalding County Jail without bond.
According to Spalding County Sheriff’s Office information, deputies responded around 5 a.m. Sunday, July 9 to the area of Martin Luther King Drive and School Road to a report of a person shot.
When deputies arrived on the scene, they found a 29-year-old male who had been shot in the chest and back, deputies reported.
“According to the victim, he was in his vehicle, stopped at the light, when he was hit by one of several rounds he heard being fired. He rolled out of his vehicle to get away from the gunfire, and his vehicle crossed the median before coming to rest against a tree. The other vehicle sped away and the only description he could give was a small, SUV-type vehicle,” Dix said.
Two witnesses who saw the victim waving for help stopped and stood with him until EMS and deputies arrived. Neither witness saw the actual shooting, Dix added.
The victim was transported to Henry Piedmont and has been released after his two gunshot wounds were treated, Dix said.
“My investigative team began processing the scene and canvassed the area later that morning to see if they could retrieve any video of the incident, and any other evidence. At one business they were able to obtain blurry video of a small white SUV-style vehicle recorded just after the shooting occurred. The Flock System was queried for matching vehicles in that area…
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