The Danville Police Department has made an arrest following a shooting incident that occurred around 5:15 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15.
Marvin James Saunders, Jr., 25, has been charged with attempted malicious wounding, use of a firearm in commission of a felony, discharging a firearm in a public place, reckless handling of a firearm, and brandishing a firearm after firing a shot in the 200 block of N. Main Street toward a 39-year-old male, who he was having an altercation with. No one was injured as a result of the shooting. One vehicle was struck by the shot.
All parties involved in the altercation were known to one another. This was not a random act, and there is no threat to community safety.
Police were called to the scene shortly after 5:15 p.m. and learned Saunders had fled. Around that time, two officers in separate police vehicles were on N. Main and spotted Saunders in the southbound lane driving a white Dodge pickup truck.
While accelerating to catch up to the suspect, and with emergency equipment including lights activated, one of the officers was involved in a traffic crash at the intersection of W. Thomas St. and N. Main St. The driver and passenger in the other involved vehicle were transported from the scene with non-life threatening injuries. The officer was uninjured. The crash remains under investigation.
A traffic stop was conducted with the shooting suspect vehicle shortly after the traffic crash. Saunders was arrested during the traffic stop, and a firearm was also seized.
He is being held in the Danville City Jail under no bond.
The shooting incident also remains under investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to please contact the Danville Police Department by either calling 911, patrol at 434-799-6510 option 4, investigations at 434-799-6508 option 3, and option 1 again, contacting Crime Stoppers at 434-793-0000, approach any officer you see, through social media, via email crimetips@danvilleva.gov, or use our crime tips app CARE at www.p3tips.com/tipform.aspx?ID=818#.
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