CORDELE, Ga. (WALB) - A Crisp County teenager was arrested in connection with a shooting that injured one man earlier this month.

The unnamed 17-year-old was arrested on Monday, May 11, without further incident. The U.S. Marshals Service’s Southeast Regional Task Force assisted Cordele Police officers with the arrest.

The teenager was listed as a suspect in a shooting where a male victim sustained multiple gunshot wounds, according to investigators. That shooting took place in the 500 block of West 24^th Avenue at Sunset Homes on May 7, 2026.

The victim is expected to fully recover. The teenager ran from the scene before police could arrive, according to the initial police report.

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