2 arrested for shooting incident in Uhrichsville
UHRICHSVILLE (WJER) (Sept. 9, 2024) – Police say they have arrested two suspects for an alleged shooting incident between a 17-year-old and a group consisting of four juveniles and three 18-year-olds.
No injuries were reported.
Police believe it started when the 17-year-old fired shots at the group in the 600 block of North Dawson Street just after midnight Saturday morning, one striking the group’s SUV.
Those teens fled in the SUV and one allegedly returned fire about a block down the road.
Witness descriptions allowed deputies to locate and stop the SUV on US 250 west about 10 minutes later.
The 18-year-old male accused of shooting from inside the SUV was initially jailed for improper handling of a firearm inside a motor vehicle.
Police interviewed the teens and from there went to the home of the alleged initial shooter. He was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Muskingum County Juvenile Detention Center for felonious assault, with additional charges pending.