MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — Milledgeville police are investigating after a shooting that happened Sunday near the Dairy Queen and Quality Pawn.
According to a news release from the Milledgeville Police Department, a 13-year-old boy ran between a car in drive-thru at the Dairy Queen, snatching a bag of food from an employee. The customers in the car, Rafael Waller and Jara Jackson, followed the boy out of the parking lot and into the lot of the Quality Pawn store. Waller confronted the boy and the two began to fight. He shot the 13-year-old, and then left the scene while people came to help him until law enforcement and emergency medical services arrived.
The boy is listed in stable condition at this time.
Waller and Jackson were later found at home by Milledgeville Police Department Officers and investigators at their residence. Waller was taken into custody with the gun being located at a later time.
Waller is charged with Aggravated Assault, Cruelty to Children, Possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and Tampering with Evidence.
This investigation is still under investigation. Anyone with information can call the Milledgeville Police Department Detective Bureau at 478-414-4090.