HAMPTON, Va. — A mother, son and an unnamed 16-year-old girl have been arrested and charged in connection with a Hampton bus stop shooting that left two teens injured last Tuesday, police say.
Mahaun Barnes-Henderson, 18, Vanity Henderson, 38, and the 16-year-old girl were arrested Wednesday in connection with the shooting at a bus stop near Bethel High School, police say.
Police have not shared what the relationship is, if any, between the 16-year-old and the other suspects.
The teen is charged with assault by mob, police say.
Barnes-Henderson is facing three counts of attempt maiming and a count each of maiming, use of firearm in commission of a felony, discharge a firearm within 1,000 feet of a school and brandishing, police say. Henderson is charged with assault by mob and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, police say.
These arrests came over a week after an 18-year-old and a 17-year-old were injured in the shooting at the bus stop near the intersection of Mercury Boulevard and Orcutt Avenue.
Police said an 18-year-old was shot and a 17-year-old was grazed during a fight at the bus stop.
Hampton Public Safety Communications received a call about a shooting in the 8600 block of Orcutt Avenue September 9, around 3:26 p.m., police said.
While on the way to the scene, police said a second report came in detailing that a shooting had happened at the 7-Eleven in the 4900 block of W. Mercury Boulevard.
When arriving at Orcutt Avenue, officers found evidence of a shooting but did not locate any victims, police say. At the 7-Eleven, other responding officers found an 18-year-old male with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.
The 17-year-old walked into a local hospital, according to police.
Based on a preliminary investigation, officers learned that during a fight between multiple people, two people waved firearms around and began shooting, leading to the injuries of both teens.
Last week, Hampton City Schools shared with News 3 a statement Bethel High School Executive Principal Tanya Howard sent to Bethel families, addressing concerns about the shooting.
In the statement, Howard explained that she was aware of the "off-campus incident" at the Bethel High School bus stop near the intersection of Orcutt Avenue and Friendly Drive, where an "altercation" led to a shooting.
Howard said that school staff contacted the families of the students who were at the bus stop.
While there was "no threat to the school," Howard said they planned to increase security measures at the campus the next day.
"Please know there has been no threat to the school, and instruction will continue as normal," Howard said. "Out of an abundance of caution, we will have our weapons detection canines on campus tomorrow, as well as an increased police presence, to provide added reassurance for students and families."
