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Suspect charged after two teens shot near College Square area of Suffolk

Suffolk Police say two teenaged boys are in the hospital after they were shot Saturday afternoon in the Green Ash Court and Magnolia Drive area.
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SUFFOLK, Va. — Two teenage boys were left hurt after they were shot in the Wynnewood section of town.

Suffolk Police said they received a call Saturday, July 24 just before 2:45 p.m. about a shooting that happened in the area of Green Ash Court and Magnolia Drive. That's in a neighborhood located near Interstate 664.

When police got to the scene, they said they found two older teen boys of unknown age. Suffolk Fire & Rescue took the teens to the hospital after they were immediately treated by medics.

On August 18, police arrested and charged Nasir Kamal Edmond, 18, in connection to the shooting. 

The department said he is being charged with two counts of aggravated malicious wounding, use or display  of a firearm in commission of a felony, and possession of assault or handgun by juvenile.

According to police, Edmond was a juvenile at the time of the shooting.

Detectives did not provide any details on the victim's current medical condition, and Edmond is being held at the Western Tidewater Regional Jail without bond.

The shooting is still under investigation. If you know anything about the incident that could help police, please contact the Suffolk Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.

    

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