A Hephzibah man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly shooting a child.

Bobbie Alexander Mitchell, 64, was charged with aggravated assault, cruelty to children in the second degree and possession of a firearm during a crime.

According to arrest warrants, around 10 p.m. Tuesday, Mitchell fired a handgun into a connecting bedroom inside a home in Hephzibah striking a child in the left arm.

According to the warrants, the boy was treated at the scene for his injuries and is in stable condition.

Mitchell is being held at the Charles B. Webster Detention Center.