Two charged in vehicle hijacking, shooting on Veterans Parkway

Two men are charged in a November shooting and hijacking of a vehicle at the Marathon gas station on Veterans Parkway.

Desmond Typre Mitchell, 20, was taken into custody at 1:35 p.m. Tuesday at a Hickory Avenue home. He was charged with one count each of robbery, hijacking a motor vehicle, aggravated assault and possession of gun during the commission or the attempt to commit certain crimes. Mitchell joins William Bernard Harris who faces the same charges in connection with the shooting and hijacking. Harris was taken into custody on Jan. 18 in Wilson Apartments, 3400 Eighth Ave.

The charges stem from a shooting call police received at 3402 Veterans Parkway about 7:43 p.m. on Nov. 19. At the scene, a 46-year-old man said he was pulled from his car that was stopped at the intersection of 33rd Street and Hamilton Road.

One of the two men beat him with a pistol and shot him in his left hand before taking his 2005 Toyota Avalon valued at $15,000. A Samsung cell phone, briefcase and wallet valued at $725 also were taken.

Harris, 20, and Mitchell were identified after a police investigation. Harris has already been to Recorder’s Court and charges were bound over to Superior Court.

A Recorder’s Court hearing for Mitchell is set for 9 a.m. Friday.

This story was originally published February 21, 2017 at 7:43 PM with the headline "Two charged in vehicle hijacking, shooting on Veterans Parkway."