RICHMOND, Va. -- Richmond police say they have arrested four suspects in a Southside shooting. All suspects are either 21 years old or younger.
Richmond Police say Wednesday night at 11:48 p.m. officers attempted to apprehend the suspects in a parked car that they claim were known wanted individuals.
"Officers approached the vehicle and attempted to detain the individuals when a male in the passenger seat of the vehicle fired shots at an officer," officials with the department wrote in a news release.
The officer then returned fire with his service weapon and the suspects from the vehicle allegedly attempted to run from the scene. Three suspects were detained by officers but not the person that police say fired the first shot at them. Four firearms were recovered at the scene.
The three individuals arrested are:
- Devone Brown, an 18-year-old from Richmond who now faces possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
- Corey Hewitt, a 21-year-old from Chesterfield County charged with possession of a concealed weapon and possession of a firearm with an extended magazine.
- Kemonte Mayo, an 18-year-old from Henrico County arrested on an outstanding warrant for strangulation, simple assault, and destruction of property.
Richmond Police say a short time following the shooting 18-year-old Calique Harris of Richmond arrived at an area hospital suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.
Callique was treated and released from the hospital before being arrested and charged with attempted murder and us of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
Crime Insider sources say Harris told police that he was randomly shot at on 18th and Hull Streets in a drive-by, but police later gathered that he was the fourth suspect from the police shooting.
Police add that he was also served with an unrelated outstanding warrant from Chesterfield County.
"18-year-olds often don't make the best judgment, so it's pretty common to see this sort of a thing when you talk about younger individuals and have prior offenses and unserved warrants," said CBS 6 legal analyst Todd Stone. "You know, this is something that officers deal with daily, and, you know, anytime they approach a car, it's potentially a life-threatening situation. And obviously, that materialized here."
The officer who discharged their firearm has been placed on paid administrative leave per department policy.
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