Shots were fired at the Heritage Garden Apartments around 9:02 a.m. Tuesday. Baldwin Police officers and Habersham County deputies responded.
Baldwin Police Chief Chris Jones stated that upon their arrival an elderly woman that lived in the apartment complex had fired two shots at another woman. The weapon used was a revolver, possibly a .38 caliber. No one was injured in the shooting.
The elderly woman was arrested for aggravated assault and disorderly conduct. She will possibly be charged with discharging a firearm under the influence of alcohol.
Also dispatched to the scene was the Baldwin Fire Department. One of the bullets reportedly struck a water line and initial reports were that the water line was part of the sprinkler system in the apartment. According to Jones, the bullet penetrated only a water line and not the sprinkler system. The resulting water leak flooded two apartments. Power and water were cut off to the affected apartments until repairs could be made.
The elderly woman’s dog, which was still in the apartment, was taken into possession by the Habersham County Animal Control.
Now Habersham asked if the public was at any time in danger. Jones stated, “Yes, at points, until we got the weapon secure in the apartment. There could have been a possible danger to the other occupants of the apartment complex.”
The incident is still under investigation.
