Shooting in Atlantic City: Yanirah Davis and Yontay Cooper arrested after shooting 11-year-old in South Jersey on Memorial Day weekend

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey (WPVI) – Two women were arrested on Sunday for allegedly shooting an 11-year-old boy in Atlantic City, New Jersey, over Memorial Day weekend.

It happened on Saturday just before 10:30 p.m. in the 100 block of North Rhode Island Avenue.

Officers were called to the scene because a juvenile had been shot. Upon arrival, police found an 11-year-old boy with a gunshot wound.

The boy was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.

During their investigation, authorities identified 22-year-old Yanirah Davis and 33-year-old Yontay Cooper as suspects in the shooting.

According to police, the two women came out onto the street with a hammer and a pistol and encountered a group with whom they had previously had an argument.

They allegedly began smashing the window of a vehicle with the hammer and then began shooting at the group.

One of the shots hit a residential building, police said, and the eleven-year-old was hit.

On Sunday, Davis and Cooper were arrested for their alleged roles in the shooting.

Both women are accused of ten counts of aggravated assault, illegal possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for an illegal purpose, endangering the welfare of a child and conspiracy.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Atlantic City Police Department at 609-347-5766.