Clayton County

Man shoots at 2 women in Clayton County while stealing their car, deputies say

Man arrested after attempting to steal two woman's car at gunpoint (Clayton County Sheriff's Office)

LOVEJOY, Ga. — One man has been arrested after shooting at two older women and stealing their car, sheriff’s deputies said.

The Clayton County Sheriff’s Office says that a man, later identified as Bahbi Kelske, approached two older women with a gun in front of a Dollar Tree in Lovejoy.

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Before Kelske drove away from the scene, he reportedly fired five shots at the women’s feet. He then drove northbound on Tara Blvd.

A short time later, deputies from Clayton County’s Blackhawk unit located and stopped Kelske at the intersection of Tara Blvd. and Fayetteville Rd.

Kelske was subsequently arrested, and law enforcement located the gun he used during the robbery in the vehicle.

He is currently being held in the Clayton County Jail.

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