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2 charged in connection with Juneteenth shooting of emergency responder after chase in Raleigh
Updated June 24, 2021 6:23 a.m. EDT
Raleigh, N.C. — Two men have been charged in the shooting that injured a paramedic at a Juneteenth celebration last weekend at Roberts Park after their involvement in a chase Wednesday in Raleigh.
Police said Davis Onque and Keir Melvin were in the vehicle involved in the chase as authorities tried to serve them warrants. The pursuit started on New Bern Avenue and then continued onto Capital Boulevard, Louisburg Road and Buffaloe Road.
Onque and Melvin were charged with assaulting emergency personnel with a firearm. Onque was charged with assault on an officer after hitting a police vehicle.
The chase involved speeds of up to 75 miles per hour on Buffaloe Road, according to police. Police said one of the suspects was taken to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries after the chase.
An emergency responder was shot during the event last Saturday. He was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening. Warrants from police noted the responder had a "contusion on the upper buttocks related to being struck/saved by his belt."
2 charged in connection with Juneteenth shooting of emergency responder after chase in Raleigh
Updated June 24, 2021 6:23 a.m. EDT
Raleigh, N.C. — Two men have been charged in the shooting that injured a paramedic at a Juneteenth celebration last weekend at Roberts Park after their involvement in a chase Wednesday in Raleigh.
Police said Davis Onque and Keir Melvin were in the vehicle involved in the chase as authorities tried to serve them warrants. The pursuit started on New Bern Avenue and then continued onto Capital Boulevard, Louisburg Road and Buffaloe Road.
Onque and Melvin were charged with assaulting emergency personnel with a firearm. Onque was charged with assault on an officer after hitting a police vehicle.
The chase involved speeds of up to 75 miles per hour on Buffaloe Road, according to police. Police said one of the suspects was taken to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries after the chase.
An emergency responder was shot during the event last Saturday. He was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening. Warrants from police noted the responder had a "contusion on the upper buttocks related to being struck/saved by his belt."