61-year-old shoots roommate during dispute in Henry County, cops say

A 61-year-old man remained in the Henry County jail Friday, weeks after police said he shot his roommate during a dispute.

Michael Coynor faces aggravated assault charges from the June 20 shooting of his 41-year-old roommate in Stockbridge, Henry County police said in a statement on its Facebook page.

About 9 p.m. that day, police responded to a shooting in the 500 block of Club Valley Drive and found the roommate with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. He was taken to the hospital for treatment.

The injured roommate’s name was not released. Police said his last known condition was stable.

Coynor was given a $35,000 bond, according to jail records.

Police did not state what the source of the dispute was.