SAVANNAH, GA (March 2, 2023): Savannah Police Department has charged a 16-year-old in connection to the shooting of another teen on Pennsylvania Avenue March 1.
Officers responded to Pennsylvania Avenue at Elgin Street around 3 p.m. and discovered a 15-year-old suffering from a non-life threatening gunshot wound to the leg. He was transported to a hospital for treatment. Officers, who arrived on the scene, immediately identified the suspect and took him into custody following a brief foot chase.
The suspect, whose name is not being released, was booked into the Regional Youth Detention Center on charges of possession of a firearm by a minor and aggravated assault.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with information on this incident or any other violent crimes is asked to call the Violent Crimes Tip Line at Line at 912-525-3124 or CrimeStoppers at 912-234-2020. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through a CrimeStoppers online tip portal at https://www.p3tips.com/tipform.aspx?ID=757. Tipsters may qualify for a reward of up to $2,500, depending on the severity of the crime.
