Man Pleads Guilty To Athens Shooting That Injured 2 Girls: Police

ATHENS, GA — A man has been sentenced to 30 years confinement after pleading guilty to an April shooting that injured two girls at a North Avenue shopping center, Athens-Clarke County Police said Tuesday.

Authorities accused Rasheed Scott, 38, of aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime after a 14-year-old girl was found with a gunshot wound on April 26 at the shopping center.

A 5-year-old girl suffered a face injury in the shooting. At the time, it was uncertain if the child's face injury was due to a gunshot wound, bullet fragment or shattered glass.

Scott was sentenced Wednesday in the Clarke County Superior Court, following his plea agreement with the Western Judicial District Attorney’s Office, police said. A motive in the shooting was not released.

“The results of this trial illustrates the thorough police work by our officers and detectives,” Athens-Clarke County Police Chief Jerry Saulters said in a news release. “Crimes like this will not be tolerated in our community, and we will continue to hold the offenders accountable.”