Two Statesville Teens Charged In Shooting

Two Statesville teens have been charged in connection to an April shooting.

Investigators have not commented on possible injuries in the incident.

On April 15th, the Statesville Police Department responded to a shooting incident at 913 Inglewood Road.
The Violent Crime Unit initiated an investigation and identified two suspects based on obtained evidence. 

Warrants were obtained for Heavan Leigh Jones, a 19-year-old resident of Statesville, and Krispen Tre Blackler, 18 of Statesville.

On June 21, 2023, Jones was apprehended in Winston-Salem, NC by US Marshals and transported back to Statesville.  She received a $25,000 secured bond from the magistrate for the charge of Felony Accessory After the Fact.

On June 22, 2023, Krispen Tre Blackler turned himself in at the Statesville Police Department. Blackler was taken before a magistrate and given a $200,000 secured bond for the charges of Assault with a Deadly Weapon Inflicting Serious Injury and Discharging a Firearm in the city limits.

Photos: Statesville Police Department