MEMPHIS, Tenn — An 18-year-old police said they had detained Friday afternoon in a shooting that injured three boys Thursday in Whitehaven was released without a charge, and another person has been detained, according to Memphis Police.
After releasing the first man late Friday afternoon, police said they charged another man, Javontay Paige, 20, with three counts of attempted first-degree murder, possession of a firearm during commission of a dangerous felony, and a convicted felon in possession of handgun.
Three boys were injured in the shooting that happened just after 3 p.m. Thursday in the 4100 block of Mill Branch near East Raines by the library in Whitehaven.
One boy, whose father identified as 11-year-old Broderick Smith remains in critical condition. We spoke with the father and will have his story Friday evening on ABC 24.
Police said the other two boys - an 11-year-old and a 15-year-old - were stable Friday morning.
Police said the shooting appears to have happened after a fight between students at a nearby middle school.