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Two arrested in parking lot shooting that sent 2 men to the hospital

Authorities have made two arrests in connection with a shooting March 30 in the parking lot outside 3 Kingz Bistro. (WYDaily/Courtesy Google Maps)
Authorities have made two arrests in connection with a shooting March 30 in the parking lot outside 3 Kingz Bistro. (WYDaily/Courtesy Google Maps)

Authorities have arrested two men in connection with a shooting in the parking lot of a restaurant on Merrimac Trail in York County.

Sha’keem Antonius Brown, 20, and Milton Alexander McCary, 19, are facing a combined six charges after a shooting outside the 3 Kingz Bistro, at 455 Merrimac Trail, sent two men to the hospital with gunshot wounds, according to a news release from the York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office.

Brown, of Williamsburg, was arrested Wednesday and is facing one count of shooting at an occupied vehicle, one count of shooting in a public place and two counts of maiming.

McCary, of James City County, was arrested Thursday and faces one count of shooting in a public place and one count of shooting from a moving vehicle.

Both Brown and McCary were arrested by James City County Police without incident in the 4000 block of Ironbound Road, authorities said.

Sha'keem Antonius Brown (WYDaily/Courtesy of VPRJ)
Sha’keem Antonius Brown (WYDaily/Courtesy of VPRJ)

Police said the investigation is ongoing and additional charges or arrests could be forthcoming.

York-Poquoson Sheriff’s deputies were called to the parking lot at around 12:10 a.m. March 30 in response to a report of shots fired.

Sometime later, the two men – a 24-year-old white man and a 19-year-old black man – arrived at Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center with gunshot wounds.

Milton Alexander McCary (WYDaily/Courtesy of VPRJ)
Milton Alexander McCary (WYDaily/Courtesy of VPRJ)

The sheriff’s office also said the shots were fired during an “altercation in the parking lot between numerous individuals.”

Information on the condition of the two shooting victims was not made available.

Sarah Fearing
Sarah Fearing
Sarah Fearing is the Assistant Editor at WYDaily. Sarah was born in the state of Maine, grew up along the coast, and attended college at the University of Maine at Orono. Sarah left Maine in October 2015 when she was offered a job at a newspaper in West Point, Va. Courts, crime, public safety and civil rights are among Sarah’s favorite topics to cover. She currently covers those topics in Williamsburg, James City County and York County. Sarah has been recognized by other news organizations, state agencies and civic groups for her coverage of a failing fire-rescue system, an aging agriculture industry and lack of oversight in horse rescue groups. In her free time, Sarah enjoys lazing around with her two cats, Salazar and Ruth, drinking copious amounts of coffee and driving places in her white truck.

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