Mableton Shooting Suspect, Car Still Wanted By Cobb Police

Marietta GA

10 March, 2022

2:02 PM

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COBB COUNTY, GA — An 18-year-old was run over by a car and shot in Mableton on Monday, and Cobb County police are searching for the car and suspect they believe are involved with the shooting. Just after 11:30 a.m. Monday, Ricardo Ward, 18, of Hampton, was found lying in the driveway of a home on St. Martins Lane with several gunshot wounds, Cobb police said. Officers said he was also run over by a car, and witnesses told multiple news outlets Ward was run over after the suspect shot him. Ward was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, and he remains in critical condition. Police say the suspect is believed to have gotten in a silver or champagne-colored 2000s model Toyota sedan. The car was parked in the cul-de-sac on St. Martins Lane. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call 770-499-3945 or email [email protected].