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Name:
Barron, Brian Todd
Date of Booking:
08/01/2025
Reason(s) For Booking:
Discharge of Weapon on or Near Public Highway or Street
Use of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon During the Commission of a Crime
Aggravated Battery
Aggravated Assault-Gun
Officer’s Narrative:
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On Wednesday, July 30th, 2025, at 1723 hours, I was dispatched to [100 BLOCK] Rolling Hills Drive, in Cartersville, Georgia, in reference to a male having been shot.
Upon arrival, I observed [VICTIM #1] with a single gunshot wound to his stomach from what appeared to be a smaller caliber bullet. [VICTIM #1] was then immediately thereafter cared by medical personnel. I was advised that [VICTIM #1] told medical personnel that the person who had shot him was Todd Barron from inside of a red Sport Utility Vehicle.
There was another witness, [WITNESS #1], who advised Deputy Anders on scene that he observed the shooting. He advised he heard 1-2 gunshots, and saw a Red Sport Utility Vehicle. He also said that the male inside of the vehicle was either a Todd or [WITNESS #2], and could not remember his name. He also said that he observed that he was wearing a baseball cap while in the car.
With investigation, A Maroon Ford Expedition (Georgia tag: [REDACTED]) registered to Brian “Todd” Barron was found with a registered address of [100 BLOCK] Rolling Hills Drive. It was then known that the suspect involved in the shooting was Brian Barron.
A crime scene log was started, and crime scene tape was used to secure the scene.
Contact was made with [WITNESS #2] on Highway 61 at Old Dallas Road, near the crime scene. [WITNESS #2] said that he was dropped off in the middle of the road by his employer because of the presence of law enforcement at his residence. He said that he did not know if Brian owned a firearm, and that Brian and [VICTIM #1] have known each other for several years. [WITNESS #2] also said that it would be odd if Brian was not at his residence because he does not usually leave.
Due to the information received from the victim, the witness, and discovering that there was a Maroon Ford Expedition registered to Brian described by several people in addition to observing the gun shot wound [VICTIM #1] had inflicted, a warrant for Aggravated Assault was taken on Brian Barron.
Investigator Jonathan Shirley arrived on scene and the case was turned over to him.
The case will remain active and is pending the arrest of Brian Barron.
[End of Narrative]