Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police arrested Daniel Brantley, 19, today for an armed robbery in Johnson Square late Monday night.
"At 11:46 p.m. Metro responded to a reported gun discharge in the square on Bull and Congress streets. Downtown Precinct patrol officers located Alicia Patterson, 29, and Seth Myers, 27, who were robbed at gunpoint minutes earlier," a police spokesperson says.
Metro Robbery Unit detectives "believe the suspect opened fire after realizing that one of the victims also was armed with a gun. The victim and suspect exchanged fire before the suspect ran west toward Bryan Street. No injuries were reported," police say.
Police located Brantley on Drayton and Bay streets with a gun tied to the crime scene was in his possession.
Brantley is charged with armed robbery, two counts of aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during commission of a crime.