{"id":214743,"date":"2025-01-05T15:03:52","date_gmt":"2025-01-05T20:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=214743"},"modified":"2025-01-05T15:03:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T20:03:57","slug":"teen-arrested-after-mall-of-georgia-shooting-leaves-15-year-old-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=214743","title":{"rendered":"Teen Arrested After Mall of Georgia Shooting Leaves 15-Year-Old Injured"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A Saturday night shooting outside the Mall of Georgia sent a 15-year-old boy to the hospital and left shoppers shaken. Police have arrested an 18-year-old suspect and charged him with aggravated assault.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Just the Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Khaden Williams, 18, of DeKalb County, has been arrested.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Charges include aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during a felony.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The victim, a 15-year-old male, is being treated at a local hospital.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The shooting occurred shortly after mall closing hours.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Details:<\/strong> Authorities say the gunfire erupted just after 9:30 p.m. outside the popular shopping center. An officer working security heard the shots and quickly moved in, detaining a suspect who tried to flee the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Investigators are reviewing evidence and speaking with witnesses as they work to piece together what led to the shooting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By the Numbers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Victim: 15 years old.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Suspect: 18 years old.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How You Can Help:<\/strong> Gwinnett County Police are asking for tips as the investigation continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contact Options:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Call detectives at 770-513-5300.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anonymous tips can be submitted through Crime Stoppers at 404-577-8477 or online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stopcrimeatl.com\/\">stopcrimeATL.com<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Tipsters may qualify for a cash reward if their information leads to further arrests or charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities urge anyone with information to come forward as they work to ensure safety at one of Georgia\u2019s busiest malls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[mailerlite_form form_id=21]\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Saturday night shooting outside the Mall of Georgia sent a 15-year-old boy to the hospital and left shoppers shaken. Police have arrested an 18-year-old suspect and charged him with aggravated assault. Just the Facts: The Details: Authorities say the gunfire erupted just after 9:30 p.m. outside the popular shopping center. An officer working security [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":948,"featured_media":169479,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[16900,10542,8519],"class_list":["post-214743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-khaden-williams","tag-mall-of-georgia","tag-shooting","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/948"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=214743"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214743\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=214743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=214743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=214743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}