The York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office has arrested an 18-year-old and 14-year-old in connection with a robbery and shooting at the Yorktown waterfront.
Authorities have arrested John Arthur Walker IV, 18, of Newport News, and an unidentified 14-year-old, also of Newport News, for allegedly shooting a 29-year-old Hispanic man in the 400 block of Water Street early Monday, the sheriff’s office said Thursday.
“York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Investigators determined that this was not a random act but the incident began when the victim approached the two individuals arrested and attempted to purchase marijuana,” the sheriff’s office said.
Deputies responded to the Yorktown waterfront near the fishing pier around 12:15 a.m. Monday.
When they arrived, they found a 29-year-old Hispanic man who had been shot. The victim, whose last residence was in Florida, was taken to a local hospital, where he was reported to be in stable condition, the sheriff’s office said Monday morning.
Walker was arrested Thursday, and the juvenile was arrested Wednesday.
Both Walker and the juvenile are charged with aggravated malicious wounding, robbery and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
The juvenile is being held at the Merrimac Juvenile Detention Center in Williamsburg.