A domestic dispute escalated into gunfire yesterday morning in Rockdale County, leading to the arrest of a man identified by deputies as Mr. Elmore after he was shot by a woman during the altercation. According to reports from FOX 5 Atlanta, the incident occurred near Highway 20 SE and Kay Terrace with deputies responding at about 6:45 a.m.; they discovered a 30-year-old woman and three children at the scene, but Elmore had fled.

The argument began while the group was traveling by car and became intense, Elmore allegedly attacked the woman after stopping the vehicle, and in the ensuing conflict, she shot him, WSB-TV reported. After the shooting, he drove away, abandoning the woman and the children alongside the road but authorities managed to locate and arrest Elmore at his mother's house in Ellenwood.

Elmore was subsequently taken to Grady Memorial Hospital for treatment of his injuries; following his release, he will be under the custody of the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office as the investigation continues. No additional details about the woman’s condition or the welfare of the children involved in the incident have been released at this time.

Local authorities are still piecing together the events that led to this violent encounter, and with Mr. Elmore now in custody, they are looking into the specifics of the altercation, and the circumstances under which the woman fired her weapon, more details are sure to come as the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office delves further into the case.