A Tuesday night shooting in Scranton had its roots in another shooting on parade day weekend in March, according to police.
Scranton police say Roderick Jenkins, 23, was the perpetrator in the March incident and the victim in this week’s shooting.
Jenkins was shot at his Clay Avenue home at about 7 p.m. on Tuesday, by an unknown assailant, police say.
Responding officers found Jenkins had been shot in the leg. They treated him at the scene and facilitated his transport to Geisinger Community Medical Center by ambulance.
Jenkins was treated, released into police custody and arraigned on charges related to the March shooting.
In that case, police allege Jenkins shot Eric Garcia in the parking lot of an after-hours club early on March 15.
That shooting is believed to have been related to a fight at Big Daddy’s bar on Cedar Avenue on March 14, following Scranton’s St. Patrick’s Parade.
Officers reviewed surveillance video from the altercation at Big Daddy’s and identified Jenkins as one of several patrons involved in the fight.
Garcia was treated and released, and is expected to recover.
The suspect in Monday’s shooting was not immediately apprehended and the incident remains under investigation, according to Scranton police.
Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact the Scranton Police Department or submit a tip online.
Jenkins is charged with aggravated assault, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, reckless endangerment and related charges for the March 15 incident.
He remains at Lackawanna County Prison in lieu of $200,000 bail.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 10:15 a.m. on April 21 before District Judge Paul Ware.