A 17-year-old boy remains in critical condition after being shot in the head late Tuesday night in Whitehall, and police have already arrested a suspect in the case. Officers responded just before 10:10 p.m. to the 100 block of Robinwood Avenue, where they found the teen wounded and rushed him to the hospital.
Whitehall police reported that officers found the boy with a gunshot wound to the head when they arrived on Robinwood Avenue, according to The Columbus Dispatch. Medics transported him to Mount Carmel East Hospital, where he remained in critical condition, per the same report.
Police identified 18-year-old Michael Hairston II as the suspect and took him into custody, according to WSYX/ABC 6. Investigators were still working to determine what led to the shooting, the station reported.
Suspect Faces Felonious Assault Charge
Hairston was taken into custody at the shooting scene in Whitehall. He was arrested on a felonious-assault charge.
Whitehall police asked anyone with information about the shooting to call 614-237-6333.
Another Recent Shooting Involving Teens in Whitehall
This is not the only recent case of gun violence involving young people in Whitehall. A separate shooting on Nov. 23 on the 100 block of South Hamilton Road in Whitehall left two 16-year-olds injured, according to earlier Hoodline reporting. In that investigation, authorities said 12 people were arrested and 13 individuals were ultimately charged, after investigators recovered numerous shell casings and seized five firearms at the scene.
No connection between that case and Tuesday night's shooting on Robinwood Avenue has been established. As of the latest reports, the motive behind the shooting that left the 17-year-old boy critically injured remained under investigation.
