Police arrested a 13-year-old boy and his mother in the shooting of a male relative Sunday evening during a fight at the Rodeway Inn & Suites on Richmond Road.
The relative, a 40-year-old man who was not identified, was airlifted to VCU Medical Center in Richmond, where he was in critical condition Monday.
The shooting followed an argument between the boy and the victim, police said. When police arrived at the scene at 5:20 p.m. they found six children and two adults – the victim and the alleged shooter’s mother.
Police charged the 13-year-old boy with five offenses including use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, shooting into an occupied dwelling and reckless handling of a firearm. He was not identified because he is a juvenile.
The boy was jailed at the Merrimac Detention Center for juveniles, police said.
His mother, 35-year-old Stephanie Shackleford, was charged with six counts of child neglect and abuse and six counts of…