ELIZABETH CITY, NC (WITN) – Police say a child is in the hospital after a shooting in Elizabeth City on Saturday.

Elizabeth City police said at 4:09 a.m. they responded to 108 Queen Street for a report of possible shots fired and found she had been hit by gunfire.

Police say they found several shell casings nearby.

During the investigation, officers discovered that a boy had been hit in the leg by gunfire.

They say two additional suspects, a child and an adult, were located and taken into custody near the scene of the shooting.

The injured child was transported to Sentara Hospital in Elizabeth City and is being treated for non-life threatening injuries.

Investigating officers located and seized two 9mm handguns and a .38 Special revolver.

Police say Quavion Martin, 20, of the 300 block of Bank Street in Elizabeth City has been charged with felony shooting into an occupied dwelling.

Martin was placed in the Albemarle County Jail under no bond, with a first appearance scheduled for Tuesday, November 12, 2024, in Pasquotank District Court.

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