CAMDEN COUNTY, Ga. — Three people are facing aggravated assault charges related to a shooting on Halloween night in coastal Georgia.
According to the St. Marys Police Department, officers responded to Morningside Townhomes located off New Point Peter Road after receiving reports of gunfire. Early information received by Camden County dispatch suggested at least 4 or 5 people were involved in the incident.
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SMPD said several people were seen by officers coming from a nearby wood line, all of whom were initially detained.
Through witness accounts, it was soon determined that three people were behind the incident, and that they were seen leaving the area in a silver Honda. Police said the suspects shot at the townhome complex as they drove away, hitting one of the buildings.
Following a tip, officers later found the Honda abandoned behind the Cumberland Harbor Fire Station where SMPD’s K9 Unit located three ski masks and an AK47 pistol with a drum magazine.
Search officers found 20-year-old Travis Wayde Maxwell in a wooded area in the Cumberland Harbor Subdivision.
Just after midnight, Nov. 1, Camden County dispatch received another 911 call reporting the other two suspects were near the Food Store on Point Peter Road.
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Noah Mullen, 17, and a 13-year-old were placed under arrest.
Maxwell and Mullen were taken to the Camden County jail. The 13-year-old boy was released into the custody of his parents.
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SMPD says the investigation is ongoing.
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