3 charged in Concord, S.C., Christmas tree lighting shooting


Three teens have been charged with crimes related to a shooting exchange between two of them that injured four, including the two alleged shooters, during a Christmas tree lighting ceremony Friday night in Concord, S.C. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo
Three teens face charges in a shooting that injured four, including two of the shooters, during a Christmas tree lighting ceremony Friday night in Concord, S.C.
The Concord Police Department has obtained a warrant for the arrest of Nasir Adhmad Bostic, 18, of Concord, on charges accusing him of assault with a deadly weapon, inflicting serious injury with the intent to killand inciting a riot.
Bostic was among the four who were shot and was hospitalized in critical condition as of Saturday.
Keyvyonn Rayshaund Bostic, 17, was arrested and uninjured shortly after the 7:30 p.m. shooting and is being prosecuted as an adult on charges that accuse him of being an accessory after the fact and inciting a riot.
A juvenile who also was shot and is hospitalized in critical condition also has a warrant issued for his arrest on assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury with intent to kill, two counts of discharging a firearm into an occupied property inflicting serious injury and inciting a riot.
Two 17-year-olds also were wounded and taken to a local hospital for treatment.
One remains in critical condition, while the other has been released.
Local police said the shooting allegedly was between NasirBostic and the unnamed juvenile, who knew each other and were the only ones to fire shots, ABC News reported.
Several first-responders with the Concord Police, Concord Fire Department and Cabarrus County Emergency Medical Services were attending the lighting ceremony and immediately initiated life-saving care on the four wounded youths.