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Two arrested in Carson City July 4 shooting

kolotv.com 2024/10/5
((Source: WALB))

CARSON CITY, Nev. (KOLO) -The Carson City Sheriff’s Office arrested two juveniles for a shooting late Thursday night that left a third juvenile with a leg wound.

One of the suspects also fired several rounds into nearby apartments, with one bullet penetrating the wall above two sleeping children.

The incident happened about 11:53 p.m. as a Fourth of July party for juveniles was breaking up at 20 College Parkway in north Carson City.

Deputies arrived to find a chaotic scene.

Deputies and detectives identified a 17-year-old gang member as the suspect, the sheriff’s office said. He was on supervision by Youth Parole for a different gang-related crime, the sheriff’s office said. A female juvenile was identified as an accomplice because she helped him escape.

Authorities began searching for the suspects. At 5 p.m. on Friday, the sheriff’s office served search warrants on Tiger Drive near Hot Springs Road and on Dori Way near Nye Lane. The two were taken into custody without incident.

They were booked on charges of battery with a deadly weapon, assault with a deadly weapon, firing a gun into a home, child endangerment with the use of a deadly weapon, possession of a gun by a prohibited person and parole violation.

The investigation continues. Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff’s office at 775-887-2500 or Secret Witness at 775-322-4900.

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