Man in custody following shooting during wedding

July 23, 2018

VALDOSTA, Ga. (WCTV) -- A man is in custody in Lowndes County, facing several charges after a shooting at a wedding.

It happened Saturday night outside the Rainwater Conference Center on Valdosta's west side.

KeShawn Whipple, 19 from Fitzgerald, Georgia, is now facing multiple charges, including aggravated assault.

Police said a fist fight broke out inside the wedding, then moved outside. That's when police said DeRodney Traylor was shot in the chest.

Police said the incident is still under investigation, but believe the fight did pertain to wedding. No one else is believed to be involved in the altercation.

"In cases of this nature it usually involved people either dealing with very intense emotion, they get very angry, things happen very quickly. The vast majority of these crimes, people don't really think through, they just react," said Lieutenant Adam Bembry with the Valdosta Police Department.

Traylor was taken to South Georgia Medical Center. Authorities said he is still there in stable condition.

July 22, 2018

VALDOSTA, Ga. (WCTV) -- A man is in custody in Lowndes County after allegedly shooting another man in the torso Saturday night.

The shooting happened outside the Rainwater Conference Center on the city's west side. Officials say a wedding was going on when a fight broke out inside. That fight led to shots being fired outside.

Authorities say DeRodney Traylor, 22, was injured in the shooting.

KeShawn Whipple, 19, is being held in the Lowndes County Jail on charges of aggravated assault, possession of a firearm and reckless conduct.

Officials say they do not believe there is any ongoing threat to the community, but the incident is still under investigation by the Valdosta Regional Crime Lab and detectives with the Valdosta Police Department.

Traylor was taken to South Georgia Medical Center, where police say he is in critical but stable condition.

July 21, 2018

VALDOSTA, Ga. (WCTV) -- One person is injured following a shooting in Valdosta.

According to the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office, the shooting happened just after 6:30 p.m. Saturday at a wedding.

Deputies say the victim was shot in the chest. There's no word yet on his condition.

A suspect is in custody, but investigators are actively looking for the weapon.

The investigation is still ongoing.