A Georgia teenager was shot while campaigning for Warnock ahead of next week's Senate runoff election, the Savannah Police Department said.
Jimmy Paiz, 42, was arrested on charges of aggravated assault and aggravated battery, according to a statement from police.
"According to the preliminary investigation, the teen was campaigning for Raphael Warnock for the upcoming run-off election when the incident occurred," police said.The 15-year-old boy, who police did not identify, was at the front door of a home on Thursday when Paiz allegedly fired a shot through the closed door, hitting the teen, police said.
When they arrived at around 5:35pm, officers found the teen suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg, per police.While police said "there is no indication the shooting was politically motivated" at this time, it comes during a period ofWarnock's campaign did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment.
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