Suspect arrested in shooting outside Augusta Circle K

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Richmond County deputies have arrested a person accused of capturing one other man outdoors a Circle Ok final week.

In response to authorities, Brandon Safford, 20, was arrested Wednesday and charged with aggravated assault with a weapon and legal harm to property within the first diploma.

The capturing occurred simply earlier than 11:30 p.m. Friday on the comfort retailer at 3412 Mike Padgett Freeway – a enterprise that’s inside eyesight of a Richmond County Sheriff’s Workplace station.

The sufferer was standing outdoors the Circle Ok when an unknown silver sedan pulled up, and a person bought out of the passenger facet, walked as much as the sufferer when he started firing a handgun, in response to authorities.

The sufferer returned fireplace, deputies reported.

When deputies arrived, they discovered the 18-year-old sufferer mendacity in entrance of the money counter bleeding from his left arm and left leg.

Emergency medical crews have been known as to the scene to present assist to the sufferer, who was taken to Augusta College Medical Middle.

The shop’s entrance home windows have been broken by gunfire.

Two black handguns have been discovered within the trash can on the entrance of the shop, and bullet casings have been discovered within the parking zone.

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