JAMES CITY COUNTY, Va. — An active-duty Army Sergeant stationed at Fort Eustis was arrested Sunday afternoon after authorities say he shot his spouse multiple times and attempted to flee from James City County.
The shooting happened in the 1300 block of Queens Crossing at around 3 p.m., according to the James City County Police Department.
Police said paramedics performed life-saving treatment to the victim at the scene before rushing them to Riverside Regional Hospital for further treatment.
The suspect, 25-year-old Rae’kwan Fulton, allegedly fled the county in a 2015 Toyota Tundra following the incident. He was ultimately located and detained in Newport News before being extradited to the James City County Law Enforcement Center.
Police on Monday announced Fulton was formally charged with aggravated malicious wounding and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
A spokesperson for the 633d Air Base Wing told 13News Now that Fulton had served in the Army for 4 years and 11 months. He was assigned to the McDonald Army Health Center at Joint Base Langley-Eustis.
The Newport News Police Department, the York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office and the Williamsburg Police Department assisted in the initial investigation.