READING, Pa. – A Reading man is under arrest, charged in a May shooting that left the victim shot in the leg.
25-year-old Isaiah Smalls is charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, reckless endangerment and related offenses.
On the evening of May 3, police say Smalls got into an altercation with the victim in the 1100 block of Green Street.
A witness said the argument started after the victim questioned Smalls about leaving empty beer cans on his porch.
Court documents state Smalls responded defensively and aggressively and then spit in the victim’s face.
Investigators say a physical fight ensued. The witness then heard five to six shots before pushing a bystander into the residence and away from the shooting.
The victim ran west down Green Street, police say, calling a friend to say he’d been shot in the leg.
The friend then drove the victim to Reading Hospital to receive treatment for his injuries.
Smalls is in Berks County Jail on $10,000 bail.
He has a preliminary hearing set for August 2.