Man arrested in non-fatal shooting
Albemarle County police arrested a man in connection with an early Sunday morning shooting that sent one man to the hospital.
Charlottesville resident Francisco Prudenta, 20, faces numerous charges, including malicious wounding, use of a firearm in a felony and shooting into an occupied dwelling. Police said additional charges might be pending.
The shooting occurred around 4:30 a.m. in the 2200 block of Commonwealth Drive in Albemarle. Police said the victim, a 25-year-old man, was taken to the University of Virginia Medical Center for non-life-threatening injuries.
Authorities did not know his updated condition as of Sunday evening.
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