FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. — Two men wanted for a shooting in Fayetteville over the weekend have been located and arrested in Virginia.
Police say Mikias B. Demissie, 28, and Mesai Solomon Assefa, 26, are responsible for a shooting Saturday afternoon at a home on Hunters Glen in Fayetteville.
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Investigators said the victim called 911 shortly after the incident saying they had been shot. The victim was taken to an area hospital where they are listed in serious but stable condition.
Police said by that time, however, Demissie and Assefa had already fled the state.
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Virginia State Police troopers spotted the vehicle they were suspected of being in and conducted a traffic stop which led to Assefa’s arrest.
Demissie fled from police in the car and led police on a short chase that ended a short time later in his arrest.
Both are being charged with aggravated assault and aggravated battery in connection to the Fayetteville shooting.
They will be extradited back to Fayette County after facing other charges in Virginia. It is not clear at this time where in Virginia the men were spotted and arrested.
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