According to the detective, up to 36 shots were fired in the incident in which a 14-year-old was shot

Allen Ray

A detective testified that up to 36 shots were fired in an April 20 incident in which a 14-year-old was shot.

Prosecutor Andrew Basler said: “It’s fortunate that no one in the car was killed. It’s fortunate that no one in the community was killed. These two individuals unloaded their cargo.”

General Sessions Court Judge Gary Starnes indicted the grand jury on charges of attempted first-degree murder and reckless endangerment against a couple identified as the shooters – 18-year-old Allen Ray and 19-year-old Robert Brown.

Similar charges were filed against 36-year-old Dominque Collins, who was identified as the driver of a white 2005 Toyota Camry that was tailgating a black Challenger in morning traffic on Shallowford Road. The Challenger was driven by the 14-year-old’s brother.

Detective Alvin Abbott said video showed the two vehicles stopping in front of the Kankus at 7900 Shallowford Road and people getting out. Another video from inside the store showed people apparently responding to gunshots fired inside the store.

The detective said 24 to 25 spent shell casings were found in the store and nearly a dozen more scattered along Shallowford Road near Mackey Branch Road.

Detective Abbott said he interviewed the 14-year-old at the hospital, but he only said he was at the Kankus. He said the Challenger returned to the station after the shooting and patrons were seen helping the 14-year-old with two arm injuries. He was then taken to the hospital by ambulance.

Detective Abbott said police were eventually able to determine that the driver of the white vehicle was Collins and that Ray was also at the scene with Collins. He said they learned that Collins and Ray were both associated with the address 2628 Andrews St. He said the white Toyota was found there. Inside was a backpack suspected to contain fentanyl.

The witness said Ray admitted in an interview to using a rifle during the incident. Detective Abbott said Collins was the driver and Brown was the other shooter, brandishing a handgun. He said some of the shell casings were 9mm and others were .300 Blackout (from a rifle).

He said Ray and Brown’s fingerprints were found in the white Toyota.

Detective Abbott said there was a completely separate investigation that found Collins and Ray were in contact via cell phone and were near the crime scene based on signals from cell towers.

He said one of the weapons was recovered from an address linked to Brown: 3107 Juandale Dr. Tests showed the weapon was used in the Shallowford Road incident.

Detective Abbott said he has tried several times to get the 14-year-old to cooperate with the investigation. He said: “He is afraid of retaliation. That’s why he is not here.”

The victim’s brother was also not present.

Robert Brown