Second suspect arrested in connection to shooting at Martinsville convenience store
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Ombae Johnson was arrested on Thursday and charged in connection to a shooting at a Martinsville convenience store (Martinsville Police Department)
MARTINSVILLE, Va. – The second suspect in the shooting at a Valero convenience store in Martinsville last month has been arrested, according to the Martinsville Police Department.
Police said following an argument on Feb. 6 just before 2 a.m. in the parking lot at the Valero at 1105 Brookdale Street between Ombae Johnson, Dasyne Hairston, and Deangelo Howard, Johnson shot Howard with a firearm.
Howard was then taken to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital for treatment and Hairston was arrested on Feb. 8, according to police.
February 10, 2021
MARTINSVILLE, Va. – One suspect is in custody and another is being sought in a weekend shooting in Martinsville.
Investigators say 19-year-old Dasyne Hairston of Martinsville turned himself in to police this week. Hairston faces malicious wounding and firearms charges in a weekend shooting outside a convenience store in Martinsville. He is being held without bond.
Ombae K. Johnson, Jr., is still at large and is considered armed and dangerous.
Martinsville police responded to a panic alarm at the Valero convenience store on Brookdale Street after a clerk reported that gunshots were fired in the parking lot.
Police say Johnson, Hairston and Deangelo Howard got into an argument in the parking lot and that Johnson pulled a gun and shot Howard. The pair then fled.
19-year-old arrested in connection to Martinsville gas station shooting
Second suspect remains wanted
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Dasyne Hairston turned himself in to police. (Martinsville Police Department)
Howard was taken to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, according to police.
Dasyne Akiese Hairston has been arrested on charges of malicious wounding, shooting into an occupied building, reckless handling of a firearm and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Authorities said he turned himself in and is being held without bond.
Police said Johnson is still wanted for the same charges.
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Authorities said the Martinsville Police Department is now being helped by the U.S. Marshals Office Fugitive Task Force to track Johnson down.