NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A suspect has been arrested in connection to the shooting of a teen near a bus stop in Newport News about a month ago, according to police.
The release says Kadris Damario Tabb, 23, was arrested in Atlanta, Georgia. He is charged with aggravated malicious wounding, use of a firearm in the commission a felony, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and other weapons offenses.
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Newport News police had been actively searching for Tabb since Jan. 27.
This is in connection to a shooting that took place on Jan. 15 in the 600 block of Windsor Court. According a warrant obtained by WTKR News 3, around 6:30 a.m., a 17-year-old was shot twice while walking to a school bus stop — the bullets struck him in the face and butt.
The warrant says he ran to a nearby home after being shot, where police later found him. The teen was then taken to a local hospital for care.
The teen survived the shooting, police confirmed to WTKR News 3.
Tabb now awaits extradition to Virginia.
