HARLINGEN — Police have two suspects in custody following two separate shootings that left two victims hospitalized with gunshot wounds.
At about 2 p.m. Tuesday, officers arrested Adam Gritzner, 19, of Harlingen, while taking a 16-year-old boy into custody after finding another 16-year-old boy with a single shotgun blast to the upper body, Sgt. Larry Moore said Thursday.
During an investigation, officers found a stolen shotgun, a press release states.
A judge ordered Gritzner held on a total of $98,000 bond, charging him with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, tampering with evidence, theft, two counts of possession of a controlled substance and marijuana possession.
Meanwhile, the judged charged the 16-year-old suspect with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, ordering him held at a juvenile detention center, the press release stated.
15-year-old boy shot
In another case, police are investigating a shooting that left a 15-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to the upper body at the Sierra Apartments at 2901 Haine Drive at about 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, Moore said.
Moore said the boy was taken a hospital.
“He’s fine,” he said. “It was not life-threatening.”
The two investigations continue.
