A 25-year-old man is facing charges after police say he pistol whipped another man, then was shot by his own gun.
Police arrested Antuan Jamal White on July 6 after an investigation into a June 15 fight that left one man with a head wound, James City County Police spokeswoman Stephanie Williams said.
The fight occurred just after 11 p.m. in the 2700 block of Chickahominy Road, Williams said. Police received a call about a fight that resulted in gunfire.
When police arrived, they found a 25-year-old man bleeding from a head wound, Williams said. The victim told police he was in a fight with another man, later identified as White, when the other man pulled a gun from his waistband.
As the victim continued to fight, White allegedly struck him in the head with the gun.
The victim was able to knock the gun from White’s hand and pick it up, turning the gun on its owner, Williams said.
Then White charged at the victim, who shot two rounds. White fled the scene, later showing up to the Sentara Williamsburg Emergency Room with a gunshot wound to his right leg, Williams said.
On the night of the altercation, the victim was transported to the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center in Richmond, but refused treatment for his head injury.
White is charged with armed burglary, use or display of a firearm in the commission of a felony, possession or transport by a convicted felon.
He is scheduled to appear in the Aug. 17 at 2 p.m. Williamsburg-James City County General District Court.
