ATLANTA, GA. (THECOUNT) — Police have arrested, Zaire Dhanoolal and Joweer Ponce, as the suspects involved in a shooting at the Cumberland Mall food court that panicked crowds and sent one victim to the hospital.
Sunday, police identified the suspects as 18-year-old Dhanoolal and 19-year-old Ponce, both of Marietta.
Dhanoolal is charged with two counts of felony aggravated assault.
Ponce charged with reckless conduct and carrying a concealed weapon. Both teens are now at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center.
Cobb County police say the shooting started as an argument among multiple people in the food court. After shots were fired, terrified shoppers fled from the area, scrambling to hide in stores or run into the parking lot, reports Fox5ATL.
Anyone with possible additional information may contact police at 911.
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