21-year-old arrested in Augusta apartment shooting

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office says a 21-year-old man is in custody in connection with a shooting in which a bullet was fired into an apartment with four children inside.

Marquez Bryant, of Augusta, was arrested Sunday in connection with a Sept. 3 shooting at The Pointe at Augusta apartment complex – the same apartment complex where… Another shooting left a man dead in July.

Officials said a woman heard about six gunshots before a bullet entered an upstairs bedroom of the apartment in the 2000 block of Bahama Drive and hit the plug on one of the interior walls. The woman said her minor daughter and niece were in the room with her while her sons were in another bedroom.

After responding around 5:48 p.m. on Sept. 3, officers were able to confirm the victim’s claim that a bullet entered the room, but said it did not appear to pass through the interior wall. The bullet was not found in the room.

The first caller told officers that Bryant ran into an apartment in the 2000 block of Acapulco Drive. The victim said he didn’t see anything, just heard the shots.

In front of the 2000 block of Acapulco Drive, officers found a car with a bullet hole in the passenger side rear bumper.

Officers say Bryant was allegedly involved in a shootout with another suspect before Bryant left the scene in a black Chrysler 300.

According to jail records, Bryant is charged with aggravated assault and possession of a firearm or knife during the commission of a felony.

In July, Elijah Oliver, 19, of Augusta, was fatally shot in a parking lot in the 2400 block of Acapulco Drive in the complex. Authorities said several suspects were involved in a shooting and Oliver was caught in the crossfire.

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