Two additional teenagers have been taken into custody in connection with the Fourth of July shootings and violence that took place when thousands of teens gathered at Brier Creek and on Glenwood South, according to Raleigh police.
On Wednesday, Raleigh police detectives secured a custody order for a 17-year-old in connection with the shooting at Brier Creek. The teen was arrested with assistance from the Burlington Police Department.
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The teen is charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, discharging a firearm into an occupied property, riot and possession of a firearm.
On Tuesday during a city meeting to discuss a proposed teen curfew, Raleigh Police Chief Rico Boyce announced that another teen was taken into custody on Tuesday in connection with the shooting at Brier Creek. U.S. marshals arrested the 15-year-old in New York's Staten Island borough.
That teen is charged with two counts of assault with deadly weapon with intent to kill or inflict serious injury, felony riot, discharging a firearm into occupied property and possession of a firearm by a minor.
The 15-year-old is being held at a juvenile facility in New York as they wait to be brought back to North Carolina.
According to Raleigh police, as of Aug. 19, eight juveniles under the age of 18 have been charged in four shooting investigations tied to the Fourth of July violence. Some of the juveniles in custody are facing charges as adults.
Arrests also include more than two dozen adults between 18 to 24 years old who face a number of charges, including resisting an officer carrying an open container, drug possession, assault and battery, failure to disperse and more.
Arrests made in the case
- Nashon Norwood, 18, Possession of malt beverage or unfortified wine, possession of marijuana
- Tilylan Evans, 19, Possession of malt beverage or unfortified wine
- Anika Hinton, 24, Resisting public officer, open container of alcoholic beverage
- Jonathan Dean Ruffin, Jr., Resisting public Officer, open container of alcoholic beverage
- Amadu Sako, 20, Two counts of simply affray
- Fayimba Sako, 19, Assault on government official
- Jaziah Crisp, 21, Simple affray
- Derrick Trice Jr., Simple affray, carrying concealed gun
- David Lane, 20, Resisting public officer, simple affray
- Amir McClain, 22, Assault inflicting physical injury on a law enforcement officer, disorderly conduct, resisting public officer
- Ladamion Sampson, 19, Simple affray, disorderly coduct
- Nathanial Vinson, 202, Simple assault, resisting public officer
- Winaia Barnes, 22, Two counts of assault on government official, two counts of resisting public officer
- William Hinton, 24, Attempted larceny, resisting public officer
- Kaseem Bass, 23, Carrying concealed gun
- Sherrod Lunch, 20, Resisting public officer
- Alijah Brooks, 21, Simple affray
- Demarcus Coley, 19, Simple affray
- Tykeion Hall, 20, Carrying concealed gun, resisting public officer, simple affray
- Antwan Johnson, 21, Intoxicated and disruptive, simple affray
- Cameron Butler, 22, Resisting public officer, simple affray
- Deajah Overby, 20, Fail to disperse on command
- Tamara Sims, 20, Resisting public officer
- Nasir Becton, 18, Fail to disperse on command
- Kamaya Cozart, 18, Fail to disperse on command
- Zakai Richardsom, 18, Carrying concealed gun, simple possession of a controlled substance
Raleigh leaders discuss teen curfew
City leaders heard from the public Tuesday on Raleigh’s proposed youth curfew ordinance. Shortly after the city attorney presented a draft ordinance for discussion, members of the public weighed in.
“We are seeing the trend of violence with our juveniles increase year over year,” Chief Rico Boyce said.
Under the draft ordinance, a person 18 or younger would be in violation of the curfew if they were in a public place between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. Exceptions would include young people traveling to or from work, home, school or a religious activity; participating in a First Amendment-protected activity; accompanied by an adult; or experiencing an emergency.
None of the more than a dozen people who signed up to speak about the curfew expressed support for it.
“They can't go to the mall, the movies. There are curfews already in place where, when I was a kid, I hung out at. We need to ask them where they need to go, what they need,” said Ramiyah Robinson of the Education Justice Alliance.
Winston-Salem, Charlotte, Fayetteville and other North Carolina cities already have youth curfews in place.
The draft ordinance has been posted for public review, and the city plans to hold a public hearing on Sept. 15. The council took no action on the proposal Tuesday.
Massive July Fourth gatherings end in violence
Police officers said that the first large gathering began at the Brier Creek Commons shopping center on the Fourth of July, where 3,000 teens showed up for a Star Spangled Block Party held near the shopping center's clocktower.
After the teens were removed from the venue, police say a large fight broke out, and two adults were injured after shots were fired. One adult was hit by gunfire, while the other was hit by glass from a shot-out car window.
Later that evening, police said about 5,000 teens flooded Glenwood South, where fights broke out. However, the majority of those arrested following the incidents were adults.
According to the Raleigh Police Department, about half of the teens who showed up at Glenwood South were at the incident in Brier Creek.
Wake sheriff, Raleigh police chief speak with WRAL during town hall
WRAL News brought together law enforcement and community leaders for an open discussion about youth violence, what’s driving it and what we can do as a community to break the cycle Wednesday night.
You can read the full story on the town hall here, and watch the town hall on pugongyingbo.com and on the WRAL YouTube page.