The GBI says a Union County maintenance worker was taken into custody after shooting at an empty vehicle on the primary school campus in Blairsville. State investigators identified the employee as 64-year-old Dwight Anthony Brown of Blairsville.
According to state investigators, Brown targeted a specific unoccupied vehicle in the parking lot of Union County Primary School. Authorities were dispatched to the school around 2:15 p.m. Thursday, August 11. School was not in session, but teachers were planning for the first day of class which was scheduled for Friday. Brown was taken into custody just before 3 p.m. after an extensive search. He is currently in the Union County Detention Center.
Investigators charged Brown with three counts of aggravated assault in connection with the shooting.
The school system canceled classes Friday as the investigation continues.
“We have requested the GBI to conduct the Union County Primary School shooting incident investigation. There is no threat to the community. The subject is in custody. Since school was not in session, no students were in any immediate danger. The incident occurred outside of the school, and no one was injured,” the statement says.
GBI spokesperson Nelly Miles says it was “an isolated shooting incident” and the investigation is “active and ongoing.” Once the investigation is complete, it will be handed over to the Enotah Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office.
