GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – UPDATE: 17-year-old Justin Hutcherson of Green Bay was in Brown County Court Wednesday.
He was formally charged with a felony count of Injury by Negligent Use of a Weapon and a misdemeanor count of possession of dangerous weapon by a person under 18.
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A suspect is in custody for Tuesday’s shooting on Green Bay’s east side.
Police say charges of First Degree Reckless Injury and Possession of a Dangerous Weapon by a Person Under the Age of 18 have been recommended against 17-year-old Justin Hutcherson of Green Bay.
At 1:24 pm Tuesday, officers responded to a local hospital for a 23-year-old female victim who had walked to the facility with a non-life threatening gunshot wound.
Investigators determined the shooting happened in a vehicle, which was located on West Walnut Street/Chestnut Street within one hour of the 911 call.
Hutcherson was reportedly handling the gun carelessly and fired one round into the woman.
