THOMASVILLE, N.C. (WGHP) — Thomasville detectives arrested a 14-year-old who has been charged with second-degree murder in connection to a fatal shooting this month.
On Thursday, May 18 at 11 a.m., officers were sent to the 100 block of Johnia Court when they were told someone had been shot, according to a Thomasville Police Department news release.
Officers found a 15-year-old victim, later identified as Jeremy Dallas Redwine Jr., in the front bedroom who had been shot in the head.
Officers began to administer life-saving measures until Davidson County Emergency Service paramedics arrived on the scene.
Redwine Jr. was taken by Davidson County Emergency Services to a hospital and then airlifted to a different hospital.
Before the shooting, the victim was inside a home on Johnia Court. He died at the hospital on Friday, police say.
A 14-year-old suspect was charged with possession of a stolen firearm, which was reportedly stolen from Winston Salem.
The suspect was additionally charged with second-degree murder after being taken into custody and taken to the Alexander Juvenile Detention Center in Taylorsville.
The investigation is ongoing.