Suspect ID'd in Gwinnett Shooting That Wounded Girl, 14

Gwinnett Police have identified a 17-year-old suspect in the Oct. 6 shooting of a 14-year-old girl inside a vehicle that stopped for gas at a Beaver Ruin Road gas station.

Police have taken out arrest warrants for Finess Hoff, 17, believed to be the shooter in the incident. The girl suffered a non-lethal gunshot wound in the incident, police said.

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Hoff’s charges include reckless conduct and possession of a pistol by a person under the age of 18.

Hoff’s whereabouts are unknown. He may be driving a black or dark-colored Acura sedan, police said Thursday.

As previously reported on Patch, officers responded to a person-shot call at around 8:30 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Marathon gas station located at 2070 Beaver Ruin Road in unincorporated Norcross.

The preliminary investigation determined a car with four people inside, including the 14-year-old, stopped at the gas station to fuel when the girl was somehow shot inside the vehicle. Two of the occupants were male, one other was female, Gwinnett Police Cpl. Michele Pihera said.

“Several people (including the occupants of the vehicle) removed the victim from the car to render first aid,” Pihera said in a news release earlier this month. “The suspected shooter got inside the driver’s seat of the vehicle and drove away leaving behind the victim and other occupants.”

The vehicle was found unoccupied later at the Bradford Gwinnett Apartment Complex, and was impounded by police for evidence processing.

Photo: Finess Hoff; Gwinnett County Police PIO