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Shooter on the loose from Coffee County
Posted: 09.25.2012 at 5:28 PM
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Benjamin Mora-Tinajero is wanted for aggravated assault by the Coffee County Sheriff's Office  / Courtesy: Coffee Co Jail
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ALBANY,GA --
The Coffee County Sheriff’s Office has identified a suspect in a shooting that happened last Sunday.

Officials are looking for Benjamin Mora-Tinajero who they say goes by several aliases including Benjamin Mora, David Rios, and Victor Rodriguez. Mora-Tinajero is five-foot-six and weighs 130 pounds.

On Sunday four men were shot; two were airlifted from the scene to different hospitals and the other two were transported to Coffee Regional Medical Center where they were later airlifted to Savannah.

Officials searched for the shooter - who they now believe is Mora-Tinajero - using several k-9 units and a helicopter but were unable to locate him.

The conditions of the victims are still unknown at this time.

Mora-Tinajero is wanted on aggravated assault charges.

Anyone with information on this case should call the coffee county sheriff's office at 912-384-4227.

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