Police in Kennesaw have arrested a man they say was involved in a shooting outside a bar that sent a woman to the hospital.
Jason Morgan faces multiple felony charges in the shooting, which happened in the parking lot of Zodiac bar on Cobb Parkway on March 21.
The relationship between Morgan and the victim is not clear, but the pair were walking out of the bar together at the time of the shooting, according to a Cobb County arrest warrant. At some point, Morgan got into a fight with another man, the warrant said.
“When (Morgan) reached his truck, he retrieved a handgun from inside the truck and yelled, ‘What’s up now, Wordy? You still talking that (expletive),,” the warrant said.
Morgan then fired three gunshots toward the club, authorities said.
The victim told police the bullets were flying very close to her body. She said she fell to the ground and felt blood on her chest “as the males at the club returned fire toward (Morgan),” according to the warrant. The woman was struck in the neck by one of the bullets.
After the shooting, the woman went back into the club to get help. She was rushed to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital, police said.
Morgan was booked into the Cobb County Adult Detention Center on Friday and released three days later on a $38,720 bond. He is charged with aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and reckless conduct.
It is not clear if police are seeking additional suspects.
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