Rome police continued their investigation into why a 72-year-old man shot a woman in the leg and then fired a shot at officers, authorities said.

Charles Terry Herndon was arrested late Thursday at 522 E. Eighth St. after officers used a Taser to stun him. He faces two counts of aggravated assault, and he remained in the Floyd County Jail on Friday night without bond, officials said.

According to Rome police Capt. Terry Autry, a 54-year-old woman approached the Eighth Street home at about 9 p.m. Thursday and spoke with Herndon.

“He went outside to confront her and then fired a couple of shots at a lady,” Autry said.

One of those shots from the .38-caliber struck the woman in her leg. She went to the hospital on her own before officers responded to the shooting, Autry said.

Police said they don’t know why Herndon and the woman argued. When officers arrived, they could see Herndon on his screened-in back porch. They gave him commands, but he wouldn’t comply, Autry said.

SWAT members and hostage negotiators were called to the scene after Herndon didn’t come outside, police said. At some point, Herndon’s wife had been removed from the house, the captain added.

“He just wouldn’t put the gun down,” Autry said. “Officers were afraid he was going to shoot them.”

At some point, Herndon did fire a shot in the general direction of the officers, Autry said. No officers were hurt.

“That’s when they tased him, and put him into custody,” Autry added.

Herndon gave no statement at the time, Autry said, and was taken to the hospital before being booked into jail.