Update 01-05-22 at 4 p.m. —
Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow informed WIZS News that “Quintez Alston is in the custody of the Vance County Jail under a $290,000 secured bond.”
The chief indicated that Alston surrendered today and turned himself in.
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Update 12-30-21 including suspect picture —
According to Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow, both victims of a Wednesday shooting are in stable condition.
Barrow indicated there was a suspect and said sworn out were “five felony warrants for the arrest of Quintez Deshaun Alston,” age 19.
The chief said the suspect in the case remains at large.
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Original post Wednesday, December 29, 2021 —
Wednesday afternoon about 2:15, Henderson Police and local EMS and fire personnel responded to a shooting incident.
Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow told WIZS News that the incident “occurred in the 200s block of Kittrell Street.”
He said, “Two individuals were injured during the incident and transported to local area medical facilities.”
One of the victims was Life Flighted, and that victim was loaded in the helicopter and air born no more than 29 or 30 minutes from the time the incident unfolded.
Chief Barrow did not release the names or types of injuries for safety reasons.
As of this initial news publication, the motive and suspect are still unknown.
Barrow said, “The victims were in a burgundy Honda with two other occupants who were not injured during the incident.”
So, at this point, there are two victims and two additional individuals involved plus the shooter.
The chief said a rear seat passenger fled the car prior to Henderson Police arriving.
Barrow said, “We believe, at this time, the shots were from a residence on Kittrell Street and further investigation into that is ongoing.”
It seems the car was shot at on Kittrell Street and that the car left the scene and went nearby. There was a large police presence shortly after the time of the shooting on a nearby street.
The chief and his officers have a lot to work with, especially that two witnesses were inside the car, one unknown and another unmentioned by name or description.
After providing the fact that the rear passenger fled, the chief said, “Hence, this was probably an intended target not random.”
Kittrell Street in Henderson is only a couple of blocks long, and the incident occurred between the North Chestnut and West Rockspring section, pretty much behind what many would regard as being behind the original Eaton Johnson school building on the auditorium side.
As to the local availability of Life Flight, in Feb 2020, it was announced that Duke Life Flight would open a station at Maria Parham Health in Henderson.
It was announced that the new on-site station would provide residents in Vance County and surrounding areas with direct access to trauma personnel, enhanced response in trauma situations, and improved transfer times for critical patients to a higher level of care.
Maria Parham Health’s emergency room is staffed 24/7 with emergency physicians, nurses, and staff who specialize in responding to emergency care needs. The new Life Flight station enhances the team’s ability to respond to emergency calls and provide critical transfers. The station includes two ground units and one helicopter which actually started being available on-site on January 20, 2020. Crew quarters are located at the hospital, and crews are readily available to respond 24/7.
At the time of the announcement in 2020, Maria Parham CEO Bert Beard said, “We are excited about our enhanced partnership with Duke Health and the increased emergency response this provides our patients in the surrounding areas. By opening a Life Flight station at our hospital, we are strengthening the level of access to care of our patients and making our communities healthier.”
Wednesday the personnel and chopper provided assistance to the victim of a crime. Another day the collaborative effort may provide assistance to a purely medical emergency or accident victim.
Regardless of the beneficiary, the station provides direct access to trauma personnel in the event of an emergency. The opening of the station improves access to local emergency assistance. By providing critical transfers for patients in the surrounding areas, the station frees up local EMS to respond to more regular calls.