FEW MINUTES AGO!!! Girl, 11, shot in Richmond; 17-year-old arrested

FEW MINUTES AGO!!! Girl, 11, shot in Richmond; 17-year-old arrested

The 17-year-old, now identified as Tave’on Chappell, will be charged as an adult for Dangerous Possession of a Firearm.

An 11-year-old girl is in critical condition after being shot in Richmond on Thursday evening. A 17-year-old boy has since been arrested and charged in the shooting.

The teen, whose name has not been released, was charged with the following:

Criminal Recklessness, a Level 5 Felony

Dangerous Possession of a Firearm with a prior conviction, a Level 5 Felony

According to the Richmond Police Department, on Dec. 5, at approximately 5 p.m., the Wayne County Emergency Operations Center received a report from an urgent care facility regarding a female juvenile who had arrived with a gunshot wound.

Upon arrival of RPD, officers launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident. The preliminary investigation determined that the shooting occurred at a residence in the first block of South 18th Street in Richmond.

Reportedly, there were several individuals present at the time of the incident. Investigators have recovered evidence and interviewed those involved.

The victim was later transported to an area hospital for further treatment. She is listed in critical condition.

The 17-year-old juvenile was transported to a detention facility in Terre Haute.

𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐊𝐲𝐥𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭:

“𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑐 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑠 𝑎 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑏𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑚𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑦. 𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑔𝑢𝑛 𝑜𝑤𝑛𝑒𝑟 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑏𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑒 𝑑𝑢𝑡𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑘𝑒𝑝𝑡 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑛. 𝑂𝑢𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑦𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑔 𝑔𝑖𝑟𝑙 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑓𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑙. 𝐴𝑠 𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦, 𝑤𝑒 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘 𝑡𝑜𝑔𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑓𝑒𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑅𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑑.”