Mercedes-Benz gets shot up at Athens Cookout
- Classic City News
- 3 hours ago
- 1 min read
By Joe Johnson
An Oglethorpe County man’s Mercedes-Benz ML 350 SUV was targeted by gunfire while it was parked at Cookout on West Broad Street.
The incident happened at about 11:30 p.m. Sunday when a white male opened fire on the Benz, hitting it several times in its body, windows and a tire.
A Dodge Ram pickup truck owned by the fast food restsurant’s manager was damaged by a bullet th struck the side of its bed.
The shooter fled in dark colored sedan.
Police officers recovered eight .380-caliber shell casings that were found in a cluster in the parking lot.