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Police arrest 15-year-old in Springfield Township shooting

Posted at 4:25 PM, Mar 10, 2017
and last updated 2017-03-10 16:25:25-05

SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- Police arrested a 15-year-old after they said he shot an 18-year-old Friday.

Officers arrived at the intersection of Ebro Court and Ovid Avenue for a report of a shooting and found Juawan Lackey, of Mount Healthy, suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest.

Lackey was driven to University of Cincinnati Medical Center. Police saids he was in stable condition.

Investigators quickly identified their 15-year-old suspect and found him within an hour walking on Meredith Drive. He had the gun used in the shooting, police said in a news release.

The teen was being charged with felonious assault, police said. He was being held in the Hamilton County Juvenile Detention Facility.

Police asked anyone with information to call them at 513-729-1300.