WALB is working to produce a video specific to this story. In the meantime, watch other stories from Dougherty County above. ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) — Albany police are searching for at least three more suspects after a Sunday shooting and vehicle pursuit ended with a 15-year-old in custody, officials say. The incident began around 4 p.m. Sunday when officers responded to Whispering Pines Road after witnesses reported a vehicle firing multiple shots at a residence. No injuries were reported. >> Previous coverage: 15-year-old taken into custody after shots fired incident, police chase in Albany << Witnesses told police several people were shooting from a burgundy Kia Optima. Investigators used FLOCK camera technology to track the vehicle before Georgia State Patrol troopers located it and initiated a pursuit. The chase ended when the Kia crashed into a building in the 1000 block of South McKinley Street. The 15-year-old, who was the only person in the vehicle at the time of the crash, was taken into custody and later detained at the Regional Youth Detention Center in Terrell County. The juvenile faces five counts of aggravated assault, possession of a firearm by a person under 18, and theft by receiving stolen property. Investigators determined the Kia had been stolen the night before the shooting. Police recovered a weapon inside the vehicle. Albany Police Chief Michael Persley said the gun will be tested to determine whether it is linked to Sunday’s shooting or other incidents.…
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