SUFFOLK, Va. — Suffolk police have arrested two people in connection to the homicide of Jaylon Carroll last month.
Police responded to a call for shots fired in the 1500 block of Freeney Avenue just before 8:50 p.m. on Thursday, August 31. At the scene, police say they found shell casings in the street, but no signs of property damage.
Later, around 9:10 p.m., police received a call about a car on fire in the 1900 block of E. Washington Street. Police say they found Carroll inside the car and tried to help him, but he was dead from multiple gunshot wounds.
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Darian Orlando Miles, 48, of Suffolk and Raishod Williams, 20, of Windsor were arrested on Thursday, according to the SPD. Miles is charged with second degree murder, malicious wounding, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony and possession of a firearm by felon. Williams is charged with second degree murder, malicious wounding and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
Police said they also found another gunshot victim as a result of their investigation. The second man had suffered a minor injury in the shooting on Freeney Avenue, fled the scene before police arrival and did not seek medical treatment.
The SPD said they are still investigating.
