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18-year-old arrested, charged after firing several shots in Perry

When officers arrived was a house party and two people were fighting, according to the Perry Police Department.

PERRY, Ga. — A Warner Robins man was arrested on Saturday after firing several shots in a neighborhood according to Alan Everidge with the Perry Police Department.

Officers were called around 1:30 a.m. to Winstead Court for reports of shots fired and cars speeding through the area, a press release from the Perry Police Department said. 

When officers arrived was a house party and two people were fighting. 

They say someone shot multiple rounds but no one was injured. 

Everidge says a suspect fired rounds from what appeared to be an AR15 style weapon and then fled the scene in a white Dodge 300. 

A mailbox was damaged as the car fled the scene, according to the release.

Detectives identified the man who fired shots and arrested him in Warner Robins.

He has been identified as 18-year-old Ja'Mez Ja'Lee Barrett. He is charged with aggravated assault and other charges are pending according to the release.

He was taken to the Houston County Detention Center with no bond.

This is still under investigation by the Perry Police Department.

The Perry Police ask if anyone has any information please call the Perry Police Department.

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