18-year-old, juvenile arrested in connection to Wheaton St. shooting

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The Savannah Police Department has arrested two people in connection to a shooting that happened on Wheaton Street on Aug. 22.

18-year-old Zyheem Russell and a male juvenile were taken into custody by the Savannah Police Department and the US Marshals on Oct 2. They have been charged with three counts of aggravated assault and three counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.

Officers responded to shooting on Aug. 22 at about 8:45 p.m. in the 700 block of Wheaton Street. When officers arrived on scene, they collected evidence and spoke to witnesses who said a group had fired on a car driving west on Wheaton St., injuring two people in the car.

The two victims were taken to the hospital for treatment and were later discharged.