BRUNSWICK, Ga. – A 21-year-old Glynn County man has been charged with four counts of aggravated assault after police said he fired at a family of four, including two small children, during a road rage incident Tuesday on U.S. 17 near the Sidney Lanier Bridge.
Glynn County Police took patrol officers, a K-9 and crime scene investigators to the home of Jalen Cook on Friday, where they said they found evidence connected to the shooting.
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Cook was taken into custody Friday at his home, and during an interview with investigators, he admitted to the shooting, police said.
In addition to the four aggravated assault charges, Cook was charged with possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.
According to police, a father and mother and their two small children were shot at just before 3:30 p.m. Tuesday while traveling north on U.S. 17.
The man told police that two vehicles pulled out in front of his vehicle, causing him to slam on his brakes. He said one of the vehicles sped away while a silver sedan pulled up beside the man’s vehicle.
Shortly after that, shots were fired. The man was struck by the gunfire, but the bullet did not penetrate his body, police said. His wife in the front passenger seat was hit in the neck and was taken to the hospital for treatment. The man refused treatment, and the children were not hurt.
The investigation is ongoing.
If you have any information about this shooting incident, call the Criminal Investigations Division at (912) 554-7802, non-emergency at (912) 554-3645, or may report it anonymously via Silent Witness at (912) 264-1333.