Woman, 67, charged with shooting teen in Macon
A 67-year-old woman was charged Sunday in connection with a shooting that seriously wounded a teenager.
Delores Gibson-Council was charged with aggravated assault for allegedly shooting a 14-year-old male Saturday night. She is being held in the Bibb County jail and bond has not been set.
The incident happened at about 8:30 p.m. in the 3400 block of Flamingo Drive, according to a Bibb County Sheriff’s Office release.
According to the release, Gibson-Council stated that she was traveling on Flamingo Drive when she encountered a group of juveniles in the roadway. She said she blew her horn, and the victim came to her door and made a threat to her. She then shot him in the abdomen.
He is listed in critical but stable condition.
The release also stated that earlier in the day, Gibson-Council’s home was burglarized, and she believed the 14-year-old was involved. Investigators are looking into that, the release stated.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the sheriff’s office at 478-751-7500 or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.
Wayne Crenshaw: 478-256-9725, @WayneCrenshaw1
This story was originally published August 14, 2016 at 7:20 AM with the headline "Woman, 67, charged with shooting teen in Macon."