Second Arrest Made In April Middletown Street Shooting

MIDDLETOWN, CT — A teen has been charged in connection with an April shooting on a street in Middletown, police said. The arrest was the second in the case.

The case dates back to 2:33 p.m. on April 24, when the driver of a stolen vehicle stopped at the intersection of Court and Pearl streets, exited the car and fired several rounds from a handgun at two people walking along Pearl Street, according a police report.

One of the targets, identified as 19-year-old Chauncey Robertson, returned fire with his own handgun, according to a police report.

The driver climbed back in the car and fled the scene, police said. Offers chased down Robertson and took him into custody, according to a police report.

Robertson is currently being held on a half-million-dollar bond on several gun charges and is due back in court on Aug. 6, records show. According to a police report, the shots hit several cars and residences in the area near the incident.

Investigators then identified the driver as a 17-year-old from Middletown and the teen was taken into custody on a warrant Monday and charged with two counts of criminal attempt at first-degree assault, criminal possession of a firearm, carrying a pistol without a permit, the illegal discharge of a firearm, first-degree reckless endangerment, possession of a stolen motor vehicle, third-degree criminal mischief, second-degree breach of peace and commission of a felony with a firearm.

The teen was held at a juvenile detention center and was to appear in court Tuesday, police said.