Five suspected Georgia gunmen in several drive-by shootings were arrested and taken into police custody late Thursday evening, authorities said.
Spalding County Sheriff’s deputies and Griffin police officers, who said they’ve seen a rise in drive-by shootings lately, made five arrests after hearing about 30 gunshots back-to-back.
Investigators said the five suspects arrested on Thursday are not even from the Spaulding County area. Officers believe the suspects may be connected to a drive-by shooting at a 78-year-old woman’s home.
The victim’s family said she’s not planning to stay inside that home for the foreseeable future.
“We haven’t slept,” Picosa Berry said following the shooting at her grandmother’s home. “Nobody can sleep. She’s just nervous. She’s a wreck.”
Magnolia Berry’s family said they’re all still shaken up days after they say someone fired more than 10 bullets into her Griffin home. Video of Tuesday morning’s gunfire along North Fifth Street was shared with FOX 5.
“She just keeps saying why did they do me like that. She hasn’t really gotten up, but she hasn’t gotten any sleep either,” Berry said.
On Thursday morning, Griffin police arrested Deontrez Shivers, 19, Christopher Walker, 25, Jeston Morgan, 26, Gregory Gee, 21 and 20-year-old Devin Brown, who investigators believe might be connected to the drive-by shooting at Berry’s home.
“It does give us some comfort,” Berry detailed.
The five suspects were apprehended after a police officer spotted them inside a vehicle matching the description of a car involved in a drive-by shooting on Jefferson Street around 2:30 Thursday morning.
Someone fired 30 shots and this area is just a few minutes away from Berry’s home.
“It’s heart-wrenching to know that there are weapons like that in the hands of these kids basically,” Berry detailed.
After a car chase involving area law enforcement, all five were arrested. Officers found a handgun magazine inside their car and two guns outside the car.
All five were booked into the Spalding County jail.
