Crime & Safety
Teen Shooting Victim Expected To Recover; No Arrests Made
An 18-year-old male was shot multiple times overnight Wednesday at an apartment complex in Cartersville, the Bartow sheriff's office said.
CARTERSVILLE, GA -- The Bartow County Sheriff's Office is seeking any and all leads in connection to a shooting that sent an 18-year-old to the hospital overnight Wednesday.
Calls from the apartment complex along Valley View Drive in Cartersville began coming into the Bartow 911 center shortly after 1 a.m. Aug. 23. Deputies arrived to find the male, a Floyd County resident, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, said Bartow sheriff's office spokesperson Sgt. Jonathan Rogers.
Bartow County EMS and Fire Department crews stabilized the victim, and he was flown to Grady Memorial Hospital where he was treated for four gunshot wounds (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app).
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Sheriff Clark Millsap notes the 18-year-old is expected to recover from his injuries. No arrests have been made in connection to the shooting at this point and the case remains active, Sgt. Rogers added.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Bartow County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Division at 770-382-5050 ext. 6030.
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