A resident of Golf Cart Road has been arrested in connection with the shooting of a 13-year-old male on May 23.
The 13-year-old male was shot when the homeowner found the teen and the teen’s 14-year-old cousin on his property.
The two teenagers have been arrested on criminal trespass charges.
The property owner, Irvin Helmey, 73, of Guyton, has been charged with aggravated assault.
Deputies had responded to the home to the home about 8 p.m. on a report of a burglary in progress.
Effingham County Sheriff’s Office spokesman David Ehsanipoor the investigation showed the teens entered the property without Helmey’s consent.
“Helmey then approached the property with a firearm and demanded them to surrender,” Ehsanipoor said.
The 13 -year-old came from inside the home and ran across the street when a shot was fired and he was hit, Ehsanipoor said.
The shooting victim’s injuries were not life threatening and the 14-year-old remained inside the home and was not harmed, deputies reported.
Ehsanipoor said the Sheriff’s Office had discussed the incident with the District Attorney’s office and the case will be presented to a grand jury.