A Floyd County man has been charged with the death of one woman and serious injury of another following a report of multiple shots fired at a home on Fosters Mill Road Thursday night.
Dewayne David Tanner, age 45, has been charged with murder, two counts of aggravated battery, two counts of aggravated assault and with the possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime as a result of a domestic altercation that occurred around 8:17 p.m. on May 28, 2015.
The Floyd County Police Department responded to 1560 Fosters Mill Road on this date following a call to 911 by one of the victims. When officers arrived they identified the 911 caller, who was still alive, and one other person lying on the property near one of several houses.
The names of the victims are pending notification of family by authorities.
The Rome-Floyd SWAT team was notified because it was believed that Tanner was likely hiding on the property, which is located in rural Floyd County near Morton Bend Road. Following an exhaustive search of the area, the suspect was later discovered while seeking medical attention at Cartersville Medical Center.
Tanner was arrested without incident and transported to the Floyd County Jail.
(WRGA/www.wrgarome.com)