Man charged in Tipp City double shooting

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A 21-year-old man is in custody following a shooting early Sunday that injured two people in Tipp City.

Tipp City Police Department identified the suspect as Javin J. Williams, 21, of Tipp City who has been charged with one count of felonious assault.

Williams was arraigned Monday in Miami County Municipal Court, where he pleaded not guilty and bail was set at $500,000, records show.

Javin J. Williams, 21.

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Crews responded shortly after 3 a.m. to reports of a shooting in the 700 block of Comanche Lane.

Police said Williams fired one round during a party at the residence, striking one person in the ear and a second person in the stomach.

A 21-year-old gunshot victim was treated and released from a local hospital.

The second gunshot victim, an 18-year-old, is recovering following surgery and has improved from critical to stable condition, police said.

Williams is in custody at the Miami County Jail.

Additional charges are pending police said.

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