A young teen is in custody in a shooting that wounded two people at a Hueytown shopping center.
Police on Friday announced the arrest of the 16-year-old suspect. The teen is from Bessemer and was arrested in Gadsden.
The shooting happened about 8:45 p.m. Feb. 4 at the River Square Plaza shopping center.
Hueytown police and fire medics responded to the shopping center and arrived to find the two victims injured – an adult and a juvenile.
Police at the time said investigators believed the victims were there to meet someone, and said they knew the alleged shooter.
Authorities on Friday said detectives, upon arriving at the crime scene, were immediately given the name of a possible suspect.
They spent the past week confirming the identity and gathering additional evidence.
Detectives took the suspect into custody on Wednesday and returned to Hueytown.
Earlier today, detectives obtained multiple warrants against the 16-year-old, including two counts of attempted murder.
“All parties in this case knew each other and at one point were acquaintances,’’ according to a press release. “Detectives believe that there are more suspects involved, and more arrest are possible.”
None of those involved live in Hueytown, police said.
“This is another example of criminals coming to our city and thinking they can not only commit these serious crimes but also get away with it,’’ the release said. “Our detectives have worked around the clock to bring this suspect to justice and will continue to work this case until all subjects are identified.”
“It is still unclear to detectives why all parties, who do not live in the City of Hueytown, chose to come to Hueytown,’’ police said. “However, one thing is clear and that is we will not tolerate such violence in our community, and we will work tirelessly to bring those who think they can come to our city and commit crimes to justice.”