ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — St. Petersburg Police said an arrest was made in a shooting that left an uncle injured and his 10-year-old nephew with serious injuries.
Police said they arrested Antwon Jones, 18, for allegedly shooting the 40-year-old man and his young nephew. Investigators believe there was a conflict between two groups near the 1400 block on 15th Street South around 7 p.m.
According to police, Jones fired shots at the other group, but the bullets struck the victims, who were outside playing basketball.
“Well, it’s hard enough to come to any kind of a scene where you have somebody who’s critically injured, let alone a child, because, you know, that’s really tough for everybody involved — for all the first responders to have to deal with that. Hopefully in this case, the quick action with the police officers and the paramedics, hopefully, that will make a difference," said Yolanda Fernandez with St. Pete Police.
As of Wednesday morning, police said the man was released from the hospital. The child was seriously injured in the shooting. His condition has not been released.
Jones is facing two counts of attempted felony murder, delinquent in possession of a firearm, and two counts of a controlled substance (ecstasy and cocaine).
Jones has a long criminal history, which started when he was just 14, according to the police Anthony Holoway. He not supposed to have a gun.
"We're going to look into that. We are going to try to figure out where he got the gun. Did he steal it out of a car? Did he take it out of a home? Did someone give it to him?" chief said. "We are going to find out. If we can find how he got that gun, and we can charge someone else, we will."
Anyone with more information on the shooting should call St. Pete Police at 727-893-7780.
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