A suspect has been arrested in a shooting Friday evening that sent a Gwinnett County district attorney’s investigator to a hospital.
Tyler Moore, 27, faces charges of aggravated assault, possession of a firearm and criminal damage to property, Gwinnett police said. Moore waited outside the jail early Monday to turn himself in, and his family told Channel 2 Action News he is prepared to take responsibility.
The investigator was driving on Auburn Road around 6 p.m. Friday when he was shot by someone in a silver SUV, which was later determined to have been a 2019 Jeep Cherokee, officials said. The investigator pulled into a Shell gas station in the intersection of Old Fountain and Jim Moore roads and called for help using his police radio.
While his injuries were not considered life-threatening, he remained hospitalized Sunday, police said. His name was not released.
Police said the suspect continued driving on Auburn Road toward Dacula Road or Winder Highway after the shooting. Over the weekend, officers saturated the area for the silver Cherokee and tracked it to a home on Auburn Valley Way late Sunday.
Moore was not home at the time, but his vehicle was impounded by police.
A motive in the shooting was not released, and investigators have not said how Moore was identified as the suspect. It is not clear if he knew that the victim was a DA’s office investigator.
Investigators have called on the public to check dash camera or surveillance footage recorded between 5:45 p.m. and 7 p.m. from the area along Auburn Road between Braselton Highway and Winder Highway. Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-8477, text information to 274637 or visit the Crime Stoppers website.
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