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UPDATE: Armed, dangerous Henrico suspect located

Posted at 5:19 PM, Jul 01, 2013
and last updated 2013-07-02 15:21:51-04

UPDATE: Joshua Steven Combs has been located and is now in police custody, according to Henrico Police spokeswoman Lt. Linda Toney. Toney said the vehicle police were looking for has also been found.

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WTVR) – Henrico police are searching for a suspect thought to be armed and dangerous for a drive-by shooting that sent two people to the hospital.

The incident happened around 9 p.m. Sunday in the 1400 block of Almond Tree Drive in Eastern Henrico.

Police sources told CBS 6 News late Sunday that a 15-year-old and 21-year-old were wounded in the shooting. The pair suffered non-life threatening injuries and were rushed to the hospital along with a woman who received minor injuries from shattered glass.

Police said both of the victims were outside a residence when a pickup truck drove past and opened fire.

Police said Monday afternoon that warrants have been issued in this case for 29-year-old Joshua Steven Combs. He is facing Malicious Wounding, Malicious Shooting into an Occupied Vehicle and Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony charges.

Police said Combs, who  may be driving a 1995 Toyota Pickup Truck Silver in Color with Virginia plates WRP-6413, is considered armed and dangerous

If you have information about Comb’s whereabouts, call Crime Stoppers 804-780-1000 or Henrico Police 804-501-5000.