Police: 2 arrested after child, 9, shot at Fort Valley apartment [Video]

FORT VALLEY, Ga. — Two people are behind bars for allegedly shooting a sleeping 9-year-old in Fort Valley, according to a press release from the Fort Valley Police Department.

They say the shooting took place on July 12 during the overnight hours at the Lakeview Apartments. According to a police report, it happened at around 1:30 a.m. at the apartments on Edwards Street. 

Now, two people — one person from Macon, another from Fort Valley — were arrested and charged in the shooting the police department says.

They say 25-year-old Deshard Postell of Macon was already in custody for an unrelated case. He was charged with terroristic threats on July 23, according to Fort Valley police chief DJ Flores.

Another suspect, 19-year-old Jackson Gore, was a little more difficult to locate, according to the press release. Ultimately, they …