CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. -- An 18-year-old male was hospitalized with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound after an argument in a Chesterfield high school parking lot. The argument took place at around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday in the parking lot of Manchester High School, according to police.
"After investigation, detectives identified a 15-year-old male as the suspect in the shooting. Detectives requested and obtained juvenile petitions for malicious wounding and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony for the suspect. The suspect was arrested on Jan. 3, 2024, and is being held at the Chesterfield Juvenile Detention Home," a Chesterfield Police spokesperson wrote in an email. "At this point, the investigation indicates the victim and the suspect, who are known to each other, had arranged to meet at Manchester High School to fight. Once there, the suspect fired a gun into the victim’s vehicle, striking the victim. The victim then left the scene and stopped at a residence on Cedar Springs Lane to call for help."
Police, who spent Wednesday collecting evidence in the school's parking lot, said four teenagers fled the scene of the shooting. Three of the teens drove off in the same car.
"It was a little scary. There was police with crime tape and they were everywhere. So I thought I was at the wrong place," a witness said.
Just minutes later and over a mile away from the shooting, a car with the victim and two other teenagers pulled into a driveway on the 5800 block of Cedar Springs Road.
The two teenagers put on black hoodies, and were approached by a woman living at the home, who police said drew a gun on the teenagers.
Crime Insider sources said the woman told the teens not to move until the police arrived at the home.
When police arrived, the gunshot victim was taken to a nearby hospital.
Both teenagers were released to an adult.
"My son is new to high school and I know girls are coming into play now so it's very scary they'd take it to the next level to shoot someone over another person," the witness said.
Chesterfield Police said anyone with information was asked to call Crime Solvers at 804-748-0660.
This is a developing story, so anyone with more information can email newstips@wtvr.com to send a tip.
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