STARKVILLE — Two teen suspects are in custody for a weekend shooting outside the Sprint Mart at Highway 182 and Old Mayhew Road.
Both Jordan Young, 17, of Starkville, and Javion Rice, 18, of Crawford, have been charged with aggravated assault, according to a Starkville Police Department press release. Police arrested them Monday.
Officers responded to the convenience store at about 10:56 p.m. on Saturday and found an 18-year-old male victim had been shot. The victim was taken to OCH Regional Medical Center and remained there in stable condition as of Monday morning, police said.
The suspects and victim all knew each other, SPD confirmed.
Young and Rice are in Oktibbeha County Jail. Bond had not been set as of press time on Monday, SPD Public Information Officer Brandon Lovelady said.
The shooting remains under investigation, and more arrests are expected.
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