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FCSO: Man arrested for allegedly shooting woman

FAUQUIER COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — A man was arrested Friday after allegedly shooting a woman in Sumerduck, according to the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies said George Michael Drerup, 43, was charged with aggravated malicious wounding, brandishing a firearm, and reckless handling of a firearm.

According to deputies, shortly before 8 p.m. Friday, deputies responded to shots fired in the 4400 block of Shawnee Lane.

There, a woman claimed she was hiding in her car outside of a home after she had gotten into a fight with Drerup. During the encounter, he allegedly punched her and shot her in the ear.

Deputies said the woman was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Drerup was taken into custody without incident and was transported to the Fauquier County Adult Detention Center, where he is being held without bond.

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