A Cobb County grand jury has indicted five men in two shootings in Kennesaw, authorities said Monday.
The shootings took place in November and January, and both targeted a residence in the Legacy Park neighborhood of Kennesaw, according to a statement released today by the Office of District Attorney D. Victor Reynolds. No bullets hit anybody.
The Kennesaw police department, district attorney’s office and other agencies investigated.
Authorities said the shootings were reportedly in retaliation for the departure of a member of the Piru Bloods gang and are believed to have been an attempt to raise the status of some of the men in the gang.
The 36-count indictment handed down Thursday charges Christopher Davis, 17, of Acworth; Alexander Market, 18, of Acworth; Brian McCary, 20, of Kennesaw; Timothy Reddie, 21, of Marietta; and Kristian Williams, 18, of Austell.
Charges include 20 counts of violating the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act, and several counts of aggravated assault, criminal damage to property and firearms possession. McCary was the only one charged with all counts.
This indictment is the second one connected to an alleged gang-related shooting in recent months. Johannes Lopez, 25, of Marietta, was indicted in March, accused of shooting at red vehicles near Austell. He has pleaded not guilty. The DA’s office said authorities believe Lopez’s motive may have been that red is the color of a rival gang.
“By using Georgia’s Street Gang Act as we have in both of these indictments, we can not only bring charges that will convey to the jury exactly what type of gang activity occurred, but we will also be able to provide them with all of the evidence about the gang and its activities, nationally and in Georgia,” Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney Michael Scott Carlson said in the press release.
The defendants are being held at Cobb Jail without bond.
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