Two juvenile suspects have been arrested in connection with the shooting of a 14-year-old on Monday, March 20 in the area of 1707 South Oak in Pine Bluff.
According to a press release a 15-year-old and a 17-year-old have been arrested in connection to the shooting and booked into the Jefferson County Juvenile Detention Center on charges of First Degree Battery.
A police report states the driver of a white Toyota Camry drove the victim to Jefferson Regional Hospital after the driver saw the victim laying on the ground near 1707 South Oak. The driver stopped to check on the victim where she noticed the victim was shot in the top of the head before transporting him to the hospital.
Officers later entered a house located at 1707 South Oak where multiple juveniles and two adults, to include David Burnett, were detained for questioning. Burnett was arrested on a warrant for First Degree Murder in the Jan. 4 homicide of Demarcuz Scott.
Burnett is being held at the Jefferson County Jail on that charge and was given no bond at a recent probable cause hearing.
A file on the case will be submitted to the Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney’s office to determine if the juveniles arrested in connection to Monday’s shooting will be charged as adults in this case.
