Crime & Safety

Four Arrested in Windy Hill Shooting

Police say the shooting happened Tuesday night.

MARIETTA, GA β€” Four people have been arrested in a Tuesday night shooting at a Windy Hill Road residence.

The incident happened at 335 Windy Hill Road around 10:15, according to Cobb police.

Police say Martin Barnes, 26, entered the home and began to fight with another man, Devito Young, 25. Young sustained injuries to his head and Barnes, police say, was shot in the back by another individual inside the house. Both men were transported to a local hospital.

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After searching the home, police say they found numerous guns and narcotics.

Barnes, from Marietta, has been charged with aggravated assault and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, while Young, also from Marietta, has been charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

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Also arrested was Travis Lawson, 37, from Marietta, and charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Leshae Aldridge, 22, of Marietta has been charged with theft by receiving a stolen gun and drug charges.

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