GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A 45-year-old woman is facing multiple charges after police say she pointed a loaded pistol at multiple drivers on Old Norcross Road near Duluth.
Gwinnett County Police arrested Shannon Obier around 12:30 p.m. last Wednesday morning after receiving multiple 911 calls about a woman in tactical gear waving a gun at passing cars near the intersection of Old Norcross Road and Sugar Mill Drive.
Police say Obier was wearing body armor and carrying a 9mm pistol loaded with six rounds when officers arrested her, learned.
Diana Perez was driving to pick up her mother when she came across Obier around 11 a.m., she told Channel 2 Gwinnett County Bureau Chief Matt Johnson.
“That lady literally pulled up a gun on my face,” Perez said. “I was with my son, he’s 9 months old, and I just started thinking, ‘What if she was crazy enough to shoot?’”
Perez said she slowed down because she thought the woman needed help. When she got closer, she said she realized Obier was pointing a pistol directly at her.
“I realized it was a gun. She made a weird face,” Perez said.
She pressed the gas and drove away then called 911.
“I saw her through the mirror that she was just waving the gun, looking for people,” Perez said.
Police say Obier was wearing body armor and carrying a 9mm pistol loaded with six rounds when officers arrested her. A video posted to TikTok showed the arrest with multiple officers surrounding Obier with their weapons drawn.
Officers interviewed at least four other drivers who reported Obier pointed the weapon at them.
None of the victims wanted to press charges, but police obtained warrants for four counts of aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
Obier’s mother later told police her daughter is an Army veteran who has suffered multiple brain tumors and cancer due to overseas exposure.
Perez said she feels fortunate no one was hurt but remains shaken by the encounter.
“My son was still in the car. It could’ve crashed and what would’ve happened to me at that time behind the wheel?” Perez said.
Obier remains in custody at the Gwinnett County Jail.
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