DOTHAN, Ala. — A 24-year-old woman from Ozark, Ala. has been arrested in connection with a Friday night shooting that left a pregnant woman injured in Dothan.
According to jail records, Peyton Ann Kroger was booked into the Houston County Jail at 1:51 a.m. Saturday. She is charged with first-degree assault, two counts of discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle, and one count of discharging a firearm into a building.
The charges stem from a shooting reported just after 10 p.m. Friday near the intersection of Taylor Road and Campbellton Highway, near the Marathon gas station.
Initial reports indicated a young pregnant woman suffered a gunshot wound to the chest. Dothan Police and EMS responded to the scene and secured the area while officers searched for a suspect.
According to the victim’s mother, the woman is 23 weeks pregnant. In a social media post, the mother stated that her daughter has since returned home and is resting but faces a lengthy recovery. She said the bullet remains lodged in her daughter’s collarbone and the unborn child is fine.
Authorities have not yet released additional details regarding the circumstances leading up to the shooting or the relationship between the suspect and victim.
The investigation remains ongoing.
