Suspect Arrested In Connection With Shooting At Youth Football Game In Manassas: Police

MANASSAS, VA — A suspect who was wanted in connection with the shooting at Benton Middle School earlier this month was arrested, the Prince William County Police Department said. Authorities said Isaiah Malik Gordon turned himself in on Wednesday.

The shooting occurred around 10:15 a.m. on May 1 during a youth football game at Benton Middle School in Manassas, police said. Investigators believe that the shooting occurred after an argument between Gordon and people he knew at the game.

When the argument escalated, Gordon pulled out a gun and shot two men, the police department claimed in its report. Police described the victims as a 24-year-old man and a 33-year-old man.

The 24-year-old was flown to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries. Earlier this month, police said he was expected to survive. The 33-year-old suffered injuries that were not life-threatening and was taken to the hospital before police arrived on the scene.

The police department said officers recovered a firearm at the scene on May 1.

Gordon is charged with two counts of aggravated malicious wounding, one count of possessing a firearm on school grounds, two counts of using a firearm in commission of a felony, and two counts of using a firearm while on school grounds. He is being held without bond, and his court date is pending.

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