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NORTH COVENTRY TWP., Pa. - May 10, 2014 (WPVI) -- Authorities have announced an arrest in the shooting of an 8-year-old boy who was riding his bike in Chester County, and police say the suspect's interview on Action News helped them make that arrest.
The shooting happened around 5:00 p.m. Friday in the unit block of West Main Street. Police say 55-year-old Wayne Snowden fired a random shot that struck 8-year-old A.J. Hagner.
"Drunk" and "erratic" is how North Coventry Township Police described Snowden, the man Action News interviewed a few hours after investigators say he fired the shot. Chester County investigators say Snowden walked out onto his porch and randomly shot his gun toward West Main Street.
A.J., who was riding his bike with a friend, was hit in the thigh barely missing a major artery.
"When you pick up a gun, it's not just stupid if you're going to do something like that, it's reckless, it's a great indifference to human life," said Tom Hogan, Chester County District Attorney.
A.J. was rushed to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in stable condition. He was released Saturday.
The investigation lead to Snowden and his home where officers say they found a .9mm Glock with a spent shell casing jammed inside."
NORTH COVENTRY TWP., Pa. - May 10, 2014 (WPVI) -- Authorities have announced an arrest in the shooting of an 8-year-old boy who was riding his bike in Chester County, and police say the suspect's interview on Action News helped them make that arrest.
The shooting happened around 5:00 p.m. Friday in the unit block of West Main Street. Police say 55-year-old Wayne Snowden fired a random shot that struck 8-year-old A.J. Hagner.
"Drunk" and "erratic" is how North Coventry Township Police described Snowden, the man Action News interviewed a few hours after investigators say he fired the shot. Chester County investigators say Snowden walked out onto his porch and randomly shot his gun toward West Main Street.
A.J., who was riding his bike with a friend, was hit in the thigh barely missing a major artery.
"When you pick up a gun, it's not just stupid if you're going to do something like that, it's reckless, it's a great indifference to human life," said Tom Hogan, Chester County District Attorney.
A.J. was rushed to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in stable condition. He was released Saturday.
The investigation lead to Snowden and his home where officers say they found a .9mm Glock with a spent shell casing jammed inside."
