The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has officially charged the man responsible for shooting three individuals in Evans County in February.
The Evans County Sheriff’s Office contacted the GBI regarding a shooting incident that led to an officer-involved shooting in Evans County on February 23, 2022.
The preliminary information indicated that at around 7:30 p.m., Bulloch County 911 received a call about a shooting at 43 Ruffins Rd, Claxton, Georgia. When Evans County deputies arrived, they discovered one man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Additional officers arrived on scene and began to look for the shooter.
According to the GBI:
Another man and woman arrived on scene to check on family members possibly involved in the shooting. The shooting suspect, identified as Paul Alexander Eason, age 41, of Claxton, Georgia, began shooting into the man and woman’s car. Law enforcement officers from the Evans County Sheriff’s Office and Claxton Police Department shot Eason after he fired at an officer and shot the man and woman.
First responders transported the three shooting victims and Eason to local hospitals.
On March 30, 2022, the GBI reported that agents arrested Eason upon release from the hospital. They charged Eason with :
- three counts of Aggravated Assault,
- Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, and
- Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony.
The case file will be given to the Atlantic Judicial Circuit for review and prosecution.
