One Wounded, One Under Arrest in York Shooting

By WYDaily Staff Wednesday, July 07, 2010

An early afternoon shooting Tuesday in the Bruton district of York County has left one man wounded and another under arrest.

York-Poquoson Sheriff's Office spokesman Mike Russell said two acquaintances, both men, were arguing in the street before one shot the other. Russell said he didn't know the nature of the argument, and the investigation so far didn't indicate both men had weapons.

Russell said deputies were called to the 100 block of Wellington Drive in the Queens Creek Estates neighborhood around 1:16 p.m. after reports of a shooting victim. When deputies arrived, both the victim and offender had left.

Acquaintances apparently left the scene with the victim intending to take him to a hospital, but stopped instead at James City County Fire Station 3 for help. Medics there transported the victim, a man in his early 20s, to a local hospital for treatment of what Russell called a "non-life threatening gunshot wound to the upper torso."

The suspect, later identified as 21-year-old Larry T. Jones of the 400 block of Hubbard Lane, drove to the Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail and turned himself in without incident. He has been charged with maimng and use of a firearm in commission of a felony. He is being held at the jail without bond.

Anyone with information on this crime is asked to call the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.