TROUP COUNTY, Ga. — A 16-year-old boy died after being shot in west Georgia, according to the sheriff’s office.
[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]
Deputies with the Troup County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 200 block of Bass Cross Road just after 7 p.m. Tuesday after receiving a report of a person in a car who may have been shot.
When deputies arrived, they found Paul Smith,16, unresponsive with apparent gunshot wounds. Deputies and emergency personnel began life-saving measures before Smith was rushed to Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center, where he later died.
TRENDING STORIES:
- Van gets pinned between townhome, wall after crash in downtown Acworth
- Man threatened to ‘erase the evil’ from Georgia town, drove there with loaded gun, FBI says
- Woman rescued after going overboard on Royal Caribbean cruise
Investigators determined the shooting happened at a home on Sims Road. Another person drove Smith away from the scene and called 911, according to the sheriff’s office.
Authorities arrested Hunter Smith, 21, at the Sims Road location just before 10 p.m. Tuesday. He was taken to the Troup County Jail.
The investigation remains ongoing.
The sheriff’s office has not released details about the shooting or the relationship between the victim and suspect.
[SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
©2026 Cox Media Group
