Man accused of shooting woman arrested after Gwinnett County SWAT standoff
Anthony Young (Gwinnett County Police Department)
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. - A man accused of shooting a woman in a domestic dispute in unincorporated Lawrenceville has been taken into custody after a SWAT situation in Gwinnett County.
Gwinnett County police say it happened around 2:30 p.m. on Thursday at a home on the 1300 block of Ivey Point Drive.
Officers arrived at the scene and found a woman suffering from a gunshot wound to her rear shoulder.
Medics rushed the victim to a local hospital. As of the last report, she was in critical condition.
Detectives say they determined the gunman was the woman's romantic partner, identified as 37-year-old Anthony Young of South Carolina.
Young is now wanted on charges of aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
At around 10 p.m. on Thursday, officers say they noticed Young returning to the home, leading to a standoff with SWAT officers.
After many hours, the SWAT team took Young into custody.
He's now booked in the Gwinnett County Jail.