Man arrested after 15-year-old shot near Kinston apartment

A man faces attempted first-degree murder and other charges after a 15-year-old was shot early Sunday in Kinston, according to police. 

Around 12:45 a.m. on Sunday, officers with the Kinston Police Department responded to a burglary in the area of the St. John's Village apartments on Highland Avenue when they heard multiple gunshots nearby.

The 15-year-old was found with a gunshot wound to the chest near an apartment building. EMS performed CPR at the scene until the teenager was transported to ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville.

Officers saw a man running away from the scene and took him into custody. 

Anthony Robinson Jr., 19, of Kinston, was charged with attempted first-degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, malicious assault in secret and discharging a weapon into occupied property.

There was no update on the teenager's condition. An investigation is underway.

If anyone has information about this incident, please call the Kinston Police Department’s Tips Line at 252-939-4020 or the Lenoir County Crime Stoppers at 252-523-4444.