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Suspect named in double-leg shooting

New surveillance photos show a suspect in an Oct. 5 entering a convenience store in a wheelchair prior to the incident, which injured a teenager in both legs. Police do not believe the man needs the wheelchair and described him as a Hispanic man in his late teens or 20s. Photos released today from the Tesora, 091 E. Sharp Ave., at show him wearing a dark sweatshirt and being pushed by a man wearing baggy pants and a gray sweatshirt. After the men left the store, police believe the man in the wheelchair shot a 19-year-old Spokane man in both legs during an argument involving four men at Sharp Avenue and Hamilton Street about 12:30 a.m. The gunman fled before police arrived. Police released surveillance photos today in hopes of generating more tips. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Check at (509) 456-2233. (Spokane Police Department)

A gunman who shot a Spokane teenager in both legs Oct. 5 has been identified as Albert J. Ree ves III, 19, police announced today.

Reeves is accused of shooting a 19-year-old man during an argument near Sharp Avenue and Hamilton Street about 12:30 a.m.

Police released surveillance photos (above) last week that showed the gunman in a wheelchair entering the Tesoro convenience store, 901 E. Sharp Ave., prior to the shooting, which helped identify Reeves as a suspect.

He faces first-degree assault charges and is wanted on a probation violation, police said.

Reeves was arrested in January 2009 for a botched beer robbery in which he told a police officer “he was the member of a gang that owned Spokane,” police said at the time.

Anyone with information on Reeves’ location is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (509) 327-5111 or 1-800-222-TIPS.

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Sirens & Gavels." Read all stories from this blog