Marietta Police said Thursday that six people have been arrested after gunfire broke out an an apartment complex in East Marietta, followed by a law enforcement pursuit that ended with a crashed BMW.
Police said that two people who suffered gunshot wounds in the incident have been discharged from Kennestone Hospital.
Marietta Police said they were called to the Lakeside at Town Center complex at 425 Williams Drive, off Bells Ferry Road, around 10 p.m. Wednesday, after residents reported hearing gunfire.
Police said one of the callers said bullets entered her unit, but she was not struck, and that several vehicles and apartments were damaged by the gunfire.
Others described a vehicle leaving the scene as a black BMW sedan, according to police, and patrol units located it on Polk Street and Mountain View Road in Marietta.
After a police chase began the driver of the BMW lost control, and the car crashed into a power pole near that intersection and overturned, according to police, who said all six occupants of the vehicle were taken into custody.
Police said they also found four weapons in the car: three handguns and a rifle.
The suspects are Artavious Corley, 19, and Arthur Stanley, 18, both of an East Cobb address in Marietta; Charles Eliot, 20, of Canton; Dorian Santos, 18, of Canton; Arshad Head, 23, of Dallas; and Alexander Gonzales-Mendoza; 18, of Canton.
All six were charged with felony aggravated assault with intent to commit murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, according to police, who said they are being held without bond at the Cobb Adult Detention Center.
Marietta Police said the investigation continues and that anyone with information is asked call 770-794-5200 or Crime Stoppers Greater Atlanta (404-577-8477).
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