A woman was found critically wounded early Wednesday morning at a Newnan motel in an incident that led to a brief SWAT standoff with her alleged shooter, authorities said.
The woman, who was not identified, was flown to an Atlanta hospital with multiple gunshot wounds, the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. Deputies found her when they were called to perform a wellness check at an Americas Best Value Inn shortly after midnight.
After clearing the motel room, deputies found a man suspected of shooting the woman in the “immediate area,” the sheriff’s office said. A Coweta SWAT unit was called to the scene and they were able to take the man into custody without incident.
The man’s identity has not been released, and it was not clear what charges he faces.
The investigation remains active and deputies are working to determine the circumstances around the shooting, the sheriff’s office said.
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