NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A man has been arrested in connection to an incident in which a woman was shot and then climbed on top of a school bus in Newport News.
After investigating the incident, Newport News Police said they arrested 33-year-old Reginald Leon Carner Jr. on Wednesday. Carner is charged with aggravated malicious wounding, shooting in an occupied dwelling, and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
Police did not explain the circumstances surrounding the shooting, but did say the suspect and victim knew each other.
According to Newport News police, the shooting happened inside a home in the 3300 block of Roanoke Avenue around 7:40 a.m. on May 17.
Officers arrived to find a woman who reportedly climbed onto the hood of a school bus before their arrival. Investigators said she was suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.
A business owner who chose not to be identified said the woman walked into his store begging for help.
“I was on duty on my daily routine at the store and that this lady came into my store just screaming and saying, I was shot, I was shot," said the business owner.
He said he called the police and the woman left the store seeking help elsewhere.
"Many of the people gathered around and she stopped the bus and for some time she climbed on the bus," the business owner said.
A spokesperson for Newport News Public Schools (NNPS) said the bus had been stopped at an intersection when the woman got onto the hood of the bus. The business owner said the students and others recorded the incident on their cell phones.
Newport News police said the victim was taken to the hospital for treatment, and no children on the school bus were hurt.
The shooting remains under investigation. If you have any information that can help police, you're asked to call the Crime Line at 1-888-562-5887 or online at P3Tips.com.