NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Police in Newport News are investigating after a shooting sent a person to the hospital Friday night.
Officers said they got the call around 10:30 p.m. in the 1000 block of 24th Street. When they got there they found a man with what appeared to be a life-threatening gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital.
Police said they have a man in custody who apparently knew the victim. He has been identified as Ryan Saunders, a 30-year-old Hampton man. Police say he has been charged with: malicious wounding; maliciously shooting/throwing into an occupied building; possession of schedule I or schedule II drugs (x2); use of a firearm in the commission of a felony; reckless handling of a firearm causing serious injury; possession of a firearm by a convicted felon (x2); possession of a firearm on a person with possession of schedule I or schedule II drugs; and DWI.
He was taken into custody without incident.
“It is because of the excellent work of responding officers and detectives that we were able to determine the incident was domestic-related and make a quick arrest in this case,” said Chief Steve Drew.
