Jamel Flint Biography – Wiki
Jamel Flint was captured without incident by US Marshals in Roanoke, according to the Blacksburg Police Department.
He is accused of carrying out the shooting at the Melody Hookah Lounge near the Virginia Tech campus shortly before midnight Friday, according to authorities.
The suspect faces six felony charges, including murder, for allegedly killing 18-year-old Isiah Robinson.
The teen was a student at Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, WDBJ reported.
Age
Jamel Flint is 24-years-old.
Charged & Arrested
One of the four surviving victims is a Virginia Tech student who was recovering from his injuries on Saturday, the university announced.
“We have been in contact with his family and they report that his son has no longer had surgery, he is recovering and appears to be doing well,” the school said in a message posted on its website.
Friday night’s violence erupted after the hookah bar hosted a private event from 8 p.m. at 23:00
Jamel Flint is accused of killing a high school student and injuring four others at the Melody Hookah Lounge in downtown Blacksburg, Virginia.
Authorities believe suspect Jamel Flint, who remains at large, is armed.
It was not clear what triggered the shots.
Flint also faces four counts of attempted murder and one count of use of a firearm, police said.
The man suspected of killing a high school student and wounding four other victims in a shooting at a Virginia hookah lounge was arrested Saturday night, police said.
Jamel Flint, 24, was captured without incident by US Marshals in Roanoke, according to the Blacksburg Police Department.
He is accused of carrying out the shooting at the Melody Hookah Lounge near the Virginia Tech campus shortly before midnight Friday, according to authorities.
The suspect faces six felony charges, including murder, for allegedly killing 18-year-old Isiah Robinson.
The teen was a student at Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, WDBJ reported.
One of the four surviving victims is a Virginia Tech student who was recovering from his injuries on Saturday, the university announced.
“We have been in contact with his family and they report that his son has no longer had surgery, is recovering, and appears to be doing well,” the school said in a message posted on its website.
Friday night’s violence erupted after the hookah bar hosted a private event from 8 p.m. at 23:00.
