Steubenville Shooting Victim Facing Weapons Charge
Posted: 11:57 am EDT June 24,2009
A Steubenville man is charged after he was caught on a city surveillance camera with a loaded gun, police said.Demetrius Benjamin, 21, was arrested early Wednesday after an argument behind the Heights Bar in the city's Hilltop section.Benjamin's weapon had six live rounds in it at the time of his arrest, police said. He was charged with carrying a concealed weapon and remains in jail on $3,000 bond.Last week, Benjamin was shot in the same area of the city. At that time, police found Benjamin limping with a gunshot wound to the calf. He was treated and released from Trinity Medical Center.Both incidents happened at State Street and Lawson Avenue, an intersection with a history of numerous crimes.Anyone with information is asked to call police.
Previous Stories:
- June 11, 2009: Man Shot In Steubenville's Hilltop Neighborhood
- May 17, 2009: Steubenville Home Riddled With Bullets
- May 4, 2009: Steubenville Police Arrest Man In Connection With Shots Fired
- January 5, 2009: Steubenville Man Charged In Connection With Shots Fired
- November 21, 2008: Man Shot In Both Legs In Steubenville Scuffle
- October 30, 2008: Steubenville Man Facing Gun Charges
- October 6, 2008: Woman Charged In Connection With Shots Fired In Steubenville
- October 2, 2008: Police Investigate Steubenville Homicide
- September 19, 2008: Steubenville Police Investigate More Shots Fired
- August 22, 2008: Man Recovering In Pittsburgh Hospital After Steubenville Shooting
- August 13, 2008: Medical Examiner: Steubenville Man Suffered Multiple Gun Shot Wounds
- July 24, 2008: Steubenville Police Investigate More Shots Fired In City
- July 22, 2008: More Gunfire Erupts In Steubenville Overnight
- July 21, 2008: Shots Fired In Steubenville; One Injured
- July 4, 2008: Shots Fired Into Steubenville Home
- July 1, 2008: Shots Ring Out In Steubenville Neighborhood
- June 24, 2008: Steubenville Police Looking For Shooting Suspect
- June 22, 2008: Shots Fired Into Steubenville Home
- June 2, 2008: Victim In Steubenville Shooting Identified
- May 31, 2008: Steubenville Shooting Leaves One Dead
- May 26, 2008: Shots Fired In Steubenville
- April 11, 2008: Steubenville Police Investigate Reports Of Gunshots
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