Police seek Cobb man accused in shooting after being banned from party

A Cobb County man was told he wasn’t welcome at a neighbor’s weekend party, police said Monday. That’s when investigators believe he fired several gunshots, hitting a man in the shoulder.

Around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, officers were called to Westchase Drive near Marietta, where they found a man who had been shot in the shoulder, according to police. The man, whose name was not released, was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening, police said.

Witnesses told police that Cody Demmitt shot multiple rounds into his neighbor’s house after being denied access to a party. He left the area before officers arrived.

Detectives charged Demmitt with aggravated assault. He was not in custody Monday afternoon. According to Channel 2 Action News, the Cobb police SWAT team was on Westchase Drive in an attempt to arrest Demmitt, but he was not located in the home.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Cobb County Police Department’s Crimes Against Persons Unit at 770-499-3945.

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