A 20-year-old man faces 15 felony charges after police said he pointed a rifle at officers and fled following reports of gunfire in a Chatham County neighborhood early Wednesday. Police said several homes were struck by gunfire before officers arrived. Edwin Osmar Aburto Torres was arrested after a foot chase and booked into the Chatham County Detention Center, according to the Chatham County Police Department. No officers, residents or suspects were injured. Officers were dispatched shortly after 2 a.m. to the 200 block of Larchmont Drive after receiving multiple reports of shots fired. When officers arrived, they found a man in the backyard of a home carrying an AR-15-style rifle, police said. The man allegedly pointed the weapon at officers before running away. Police said the suspect later followed commands to drop the rifle but continued fleeing. An officer chased him on foot and caught him on Quacco Road. The suspect did not fire at officers, and officers did not discharge their weapons during the encounter, the department said. Police recovered and secured the rifle. Under Georgia law, pointing a firearm at another person can support a felony aggravated assault charge. Jail records listed Torres as being held without bond as of Wednesday. In a written statement, Chatham County Police Chief Jeff Hadley praised the officers who responded. “I cannot speak highly enough of our brave police officers who ran without hesitation toward the gunman and disarmed him before an…
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