A 25-year-old man is in custody in south Georgia after investigators say he fired through the wall of his own home and hit his roommate while the man slept.
Lieutenant with the Coweta county sheriff’s office were called to a house on East Gordon Road on Thursday, October 22, 2026, after reports of gunfire. Inside, they found a man who had been hit by bullets.
Investigators concluded the shots were fired from outside the residence, passing into the bedroom where the victim was asleep. He was bashed twice in the arm and taken to a hospital.Authorities described his injuries as not life-threatening.
Detectives named the suspect as Traron Cannon, a Newnan resident. Witnesses told officers that Cannon and the victim shared the home and had argued the previous evening.
The sheriff’s office has not said what the argument was about.
By the time assistance arrived,Cannon had left.Investigators worked with several law administration agencies and used Flock licence plate readers and other technology to follow his vehicle south, more than 100 miles from Newnan.The series ended in Cook County, where assistant from the local sheriff’s office arrested him without incident.
Cannon is being held in Cook County Jail on charges of worsened assault and control of a firearm during the commission of a crime . He is expected to be transferred to the Coweta County Jail to face the charges there.
The Sheriff’s office has not released the victim’s name or his current condition beyond the initial assessment. It also hasn’t said whether more charges are coming.
The case shows how mechanical license plate readers are now used to find suspects who run away. Cannon’s arrest took place in a different part of the state from where the shooting happene, and agencies in both areas coordinated to make it.
Further court dates have not been announced.Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office.
