SOUTHPORT — A Southport man is recovering in a local hospital after being shot five times at close range in his home on Hobbs Road shortly before midnight Thursday.
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office arrested 43-year-old Michael Oloughlin, who deputies say tried to force his way into the victim’s home and fired multiple shots through the door, striking the victim three times in the left arm and twice in the left leg with a 40 caliber handgun.
The suspect fled the home but was tracked down and Oloughlin apprehended on Interstate 10 with assistance from the Washington and Jackson County Sheriffs Offices, who damaged Oloughlin’s tires through the deployment of spike strips.
The victim remains in a local hospital with injuries not considered life threatening.