HAGERSTOWN, Md. — Police have arrested a 17-year-old in connection to a deadly shooting in Hagerstown.
According to a Facebook post from the Hagerstown Police Department, officers found two people shot on N. Mulberry Street on October 23. One of the people shot, later identified as 27-year-old John Anthony Leonard IV, was taken to a nearby hospital for help but died from his injuries.
Police say the second person shot, 22-year-old Jaseye Stephens, was hit twice. One of the bullets hit Stephens' femoral artery. A responding officer helped save his life but using a tourniquet. He was then flown to R. Adam Cowley Shock Trauma in Baltimore, where he remains.
Detectives claim the victims' friend, 17-year-old Gage John Coles, is responsible for the deadly shooting. On October 26, investigators secured an arrest warrant for Coles, who was apprehended in Florida Wednesday morning.
Police say Coles has been charged as an adult for the shooting.
Coles has been detained in Florida and awaits extradition. He has been charged with first- and second-degree murder, attempted first- and second-degree murder, reckless endangerment and numerous handgun-related charges.
Police in Prince William County credit a group of strangers for helping stop a robbery suspect who allegedly tried to steal a car from a 60-year-old woman at a Woodbridge Wawa on Sunday.