Burke County Authorities Looking for Shooting Suspect
The Burke County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man who is wanted in connection with a recent shooting that left a teenager injured.
The 17-year-old male victim was shot in the leg in the 1800 block of Cates Mead Road and is undergoing treatment for non life-threatening injuries.
Investigators say they are looking for 22-year-old Ryheem Rollins is wanted for Aggravated Assault. He’s black, 5’11” and weighs 145 pounds. The Sheriff’s Office says Rollins has multiple tattoos.
Any information can be forwarded to the Burke County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division at (706) 554-6633 or the Sheriff’s Office at 706-554-2133.
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Mary Liz is the News Director and Co-Host of Augusta’s Morning News on WGAC. She spent 11 years as a News Director at an Indiana Radio Station. She has also worked as a former Police and Courts Reporter for The Republic Newspaper and Assistant Marketing Director of Merchants National Bank in Indianapolis. Mary Liz focuses most on local breaking news stories, feature stories on upcoming events, or community-service related organizations and the people who serve them. She has been with WGAC since 1995.
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