The suspect in a shooting in a convenience store parking lot off Highway 373 earlier this month has turned himself in to Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office.
Donta Perry, 21, of 4180 Hwy 373 No. 186, was charged with two counts of aggravated assault Friday, nearly two weeks after he allegedly opened fire on an occupied vehicle at A.J.’s Grocery on Land Road on Oct. 2. The store is just south of Columbus Air Force Base.
According to authorities, when Perry shot at the vehicle a window shattered, causing lacerations and other injuries to a passenger. The victim was taken to Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle with non life-threatening injuries. Another person in the vehicle was unharmed.
Perry is currently in Lowndes County Adult Detention Center on $30,000 bond.
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