A teenager was arrested, charged with aggravated assault, in connection with a shooting Friday evening that seriously injured one person near downtown Lubbock.
According to a statement from the Lubbock Police Department, officers were called to 19th Street and Avenue L on Friday at 9:46 p.m. for reports of shots fired.
Officers were able to locate one person in the 1900 block of Avenue N who was seriously injured. Police confirmed late Saturday that an arrest warrant had been issued for 17-year-old Andrew Maldonado, who was in the custody of the Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office at University Medical Center shortly after 9 p.m.
His bond has been set at $250,000. Police did not immediately have an update on the name or status of the person shot or what prompted the violence as the investigation was ongoing.
This article originally appeared in the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Teen arrested after Friday night shooting near downtown Lubbock
