Gwinnett Police say a shooting at a storage facility in Lawrenceville Monday afternoon was an act of self-defense.
According to Corporal Deon Washington with the Gwinnett Police Department, a family of three were at the storage facility at 1907 Riverside Parkway in Lawrenceville, moving their property at the storage unit. The family, which included a 95-year-old woman and her son and daughter, both in their 60's, noticed a man in his 20's park near their vehicle. The family also said the man got out of his vehicle, and acted suspiciously - pacing and staring at the family.
Washington says a verbal altercation occurred between the man and the family. The 95-year-old woman attempted to intervene, and the family said she was shoved by the male several times.
"The son then retrieved a firearm and asked the male to refrain from assaulting his mother. The suspicious male then advanced towards the son and was shot in the upper torso."
Washington says that, as of now, there will be no charges for the the shooter.
"At this point the incident appears to a self-defense shooting and detectives do not plan to charge the son. However, detectives are still interviewing witnesses at the adjacent business and are surveying video footage."
The man was transported to Gwinnett Medical Center in serious condition.
No identities have been released at this time.
