Violent Crime

Savannah police, with assistance from the FBI, are investigating a chemical attack near Forsyth Park that left 46-year-old Ashley Wasielewski with second- and third-degree burns over roughly half her body, including her scalp, face, hands and legs. The attack occurred about 8:15 p.m. Wednesday while she was walking laps; authorities released a security-camera image of a hooded person of interest, said the assailant appears to be a stranger, and Mayor Van Johnson said the case is being treated with the highest urgency though there is no current indication of a broader public threat.

Two Florida teens, Gabriel Williams, 16, and Kimahri Blevins, 14, were charged with first-degree premeditated murder after 14-year-old Danika Troy was found Dec. 2 in a wooded area in Pace, Florida, shot multiple times and set on fire, a day after being reported missing. Sheriff Bob Johnson said Williams allegedly stole his mother’s handgun, the motive remains unclear, and both suspects are held without bond as prosecutors weigh trying them as adults; the victim’s mother alleges Williams lured her daughter by feigning romantic interest.