TROUP COUNTY, Ga. — A man was arrested after officials say he shot his girlfriend during a verbal dispute.

LaGrange police officials said on Wednesday at 8:27 a.m., officers received reports of a person shot at a home on Miami Street.

When officers arrived, they located 44-year-old Latoya Riggins, who had been shot in her backside and leg. She was then taken to Columbus Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.

The investigation revealed 53-year-old Jeffery Paul Moore, Riggins’ boyfriend, shot her during a verbal dispute.

Officers found ballistic evidence at the scene that determined the two gunshots were fired directly toward the bedrooms, where a 15-year-old and three-year-old were asleep at the time.

Authorities said a criminal history check determined Moore is a convicted felon.

Moore was taken into custody and charged with aggravated assault, two counts of aggravated assault, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a gun during the commission of certain crimes.

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