WAYCROSS, Ga. — Two teenage boys were arrested on gun charges and other counts after a police officer attempting a traffic stop in Waycross fired multiple gunshots at their car, according to our partners at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation launched an investigation of the incident Saturday morning in Waycross near the Georgia-Florida state line. Two boys, ages 16 and 15, were inside the car when a Waycross police officer approaching from the front opened fire, saying the vehicle had begun driving toward him, the GBI said.
Nobody was hurt by the gunfire. Before the shooting started, three younger children — ages 14, 12 and 9 — ran from the vehicle, the GBI said in a news release Saturday.
Waycross police also said both teenagers inside the car were arrested on charges of illegal possession of a firearm by a minor. The 16-year-old driver was also charged with aggravated assault on a police officer, reckless driving, running a stop sign and driving without a license.
DEVELOPING. We are receiving reports of a police involved incident in Waycross, Ware County Georgia. Initial Reports allege a 9 and 12 year old were present during the shooting by Law Enforcement. The @Georgia_NAACP has been alerted. #BlackLivesMatter #WeAreDoneDying pic.twitter.com/InKtYwXk4s
— Gerald A. Griggs (@AttorneyGriggs) August 8, 2020
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