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US Marshals called in to track Martinsville Valero shooting suspect
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MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Martinsville police have one suspect in custody while another remains at-large in a convenience store shooting over the weekend.
Around 2 a.m. Saturday, officers were called to the Valero in the 1100 block of Brookdale Street when a panic alarm was triggered.
The store clerk reported two vehicles had been in the parking lot when gunshots rang out; both vehicles left the scene.
Police say Ombae Johnson, Jr, Dasyne Hairson and Deangelo Howard were involved in an altercation when Johnson pulled a gun and shot Howard.
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Howard was taken to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital for treatment.
Hairson turned himself in Monday, police say. He’s charged with malicious wounding, shooting into an occupied building, reckless handling of a firearm and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
Johnson remains at-large and is wanted on the same charges.
MPD has enlisted the help of the U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force to track down Johnson and take him into custody
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