(Photo courtesy of the Greene County Jail)
An arrest has been made in a shooting and robbery in Battlefield on New Year’s Day.
A probable cause statement says 18-year-old Timothy Kirby of Republic has been charged with assault, burglary, and armed criminal action.
Battlefield Police say an elderly woman was shot in the abdomen after refusing to hand over money to two men in ski masks.
Kirby was allegedly found with two ski masks and evidence linking him to a rifle used in the crime.
He is in Greene County Jail.
Another suspect is also in custody.