Cobb police seek sedan in shooting, hit-and-run that critically injured teen

An 18-year-old from Hampton remains in critical condition after he was shot and then struck by a vehicle Monday in a Cobb County neighborhood, police said.

Ricardo Ward was lying in the driveway of a home on St. Martin’s Lane in the Stoney Brook neighborhood of Mableton when officers discovered him about 11:36 a.m., Cobb police said in a news release. He had been shot several times before being run over by a vehicle, according to spokesperson Sgt. Wayne Delk.

Ward was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries and remains in critical condition, Delk said Tuesday. Investigators are looking for a silver 2000s model Toyota sedan they say was seen parked on St. Martin’s Lane before the shooting.

A teenager from Hampton was shot Monday in a Mableton neighborhood.

Witnesses told Channel 2 Action News that at least eight rounds of gunshots went off after a brief encounter outside the home. The victim took off after being shot and was then struck by the vehicle, the news station reported. A neighboring home was also hit during the gunfire, according to Channel 2.

Several police vehicles crowded along the cul-de-sac Monday, and the home was roped off with crime scene tape, Channel 2 reported. Multiple evidence markers could be seen on the road.