Colonial Heights man charged with shooting that caused crash, power outage

Police in Colonial Heights say they have arrested a suspect after he allegedly shot at a car over the weekend, prompting the car to crash and cause a power outage to parts of the city.

Dominique Armani Johnson, 34, of the 100 block of Dunlop Farms Boulevard in Colonial Heights, has been charged with use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, shooting into an occupied vehicle, firing a weapon within 1,000 feet of a school, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and reckless handling of a firearm. He is being held without bond, according to a statement from Colonial Heights Police.

The incident occurred around 12:45 a.m. April 4 at the intersection of Conduit Road and Pleasant Dale Avenue near Colonial Heights High School. Officers found a car crashed into a transformer that had knocked out power “to a significant portion of the city,” police said…

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