Just before midnight on July 4, Carson City Deputies were called to a report of shots fired at an apartment complex at 20 College Parkway.
Deputies found that a party of minors had been broken up by gunfire.
One victim who was shot in the leg was taken to Renown Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.
CCSO says the suspect fired several rounds into two nearby apartment units, with one round entering a bedroom and striking right above the beds of two children sleeping.
Deputies and Detectives quickly identified the suspect and a female minor who helped the suspect while leaving the scene.
The suspect was a 17-year-old boy, who is a documented gang member and was on supervision with youth parole for a different gang-related crime.
Detectives continued to search for the suspects overnight and found them around 5 p.m. on July 5.
Search warrants were executed near Tiger Drive and Dori Way. The suspect and the accomplice complied and were both taken into custody.
They were both booked at the Carson City Juvenile Detention Center on the following charges:
- Battery with a Deadly Weapon
- Assault with a Deadly Weapon
- Discharging a Firearm into an Occupied Dwelling
- Child Endangerment with a Deadly Weapon
- Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person
- Youth Parole Violation
The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information on the shooting should contact the Sheriff’s Office or Secret Witness at (775) 322-4900.
