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

Elizabeth City Police say at 4:09 a.m. they responded to 108 Queen Street for a report of possible shots fired and discovered it had been struck by gunfire.

Officers say they located several shell casings nearby.

During the investigation, officers discovered that a child had been shot in the leg.

They say two additional suspects, a child and an adult, were located and detained 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 agents located and seized two 9 mm pistols and a .38 caliber special revolver.

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

Martin was placed in the Albemarle District Jail without bond and his first appearance is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in Pasquotank County District Court.

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