JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WKBW) — An 18-year-old was taken into custody after he allegedly shot someone in the face with a flare gun, according to the Jamestown Police Department.
Officers were called to Forest and Newland Avenue at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday.
An investigation revealed that during a verbal argument, 18-year-old Marquan D. Carper-Cunningham of Jamestown brandished a flare gun and shot someone in the face.
Carper-Cunningham fled the scene but was eventually found and taken into custody on Wednesday. He has been charged with second-degree assault and first-degree reckless endangerment.
Carper-Cunningham is awaiting arraignment in Jamestown City Jail.
