Two charged in shooting

Published 1:28 pm Friday, May 3, 2019

Two Suffolk men have been arrested and charged related to a shooting last Saturday.

Javonte Kaeshan Rountree, 22, and Diondre Ramon Baker, 19, were arrested Thursday on charges of shoot or stab in commission of a felony, aggravated malicious wounding, discharge a firearm in a public place, use or display firearm in commission of a felony, and conspiracy to commit a felony, according to a city press release.

The shooting was reported at 11:37 p.m. April 27 in the area of Haskins Drive. Two minutes later, a vehicle accident was reported at Portsmouth Boulevard and Suburban Drive, according to a city press release. The adult male driver of that vehicle was found to be suffering from a gunshot wound along with injuries from the accident.

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That man remains in serious condition at the hospital, the city press release stated.

Two other victims later went to the hospital for treatment of injuries not deemed life-threatening.

Rountree and Baker are in custody at Western Tidewater Regional Jail.