Strawter Sought In Walker County Shooting

  • Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Authorities are looking for 42-year-old Lee Strawter in connection with a shooting Tuesday afternoon at the 600 block of Washington Street in the Dewberry community.

Sheriff Steve Wilson said Strawter argued with 24-year-old Quinton Cox over a woman and shot him at least two times. 

The victim was taken to Hutcheson Medical Center, then transported by ambulance to Erlanger Hospital. He was shot in the stomach and arm.


Meanwhile, Strawter raced away in a 1988 red-colored Nissan pickup truck.
It has a Georgia handicapped plate: DP 633R.

He faces four aggravated assault charges. Sheriff Wilson said shots were fired toward a house where Cox's wife and children were inside.
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