Overview
- Federal marshals arrested 19-year-old Tyquan Johnson at a home in Newport News, Virginia, after a multiagency fugitive operation that located the suspect on Wednesday.
- Johnson faces Rhode Island charges tied to a July 19 double shooting in Newport that wounded two men, ages 22 and 25, who suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were released from hospital care.
- Authorities say Johnson has been charged with felony assault with a firearm and discharging a firearm in a compact area and will be booked as a fugitive in Virginia before Rhode Island seeks extradition.
- The arrest drew wide attention because church and medical accounts say Johnson’s 2007 recovery at birth was formally recognized as a miracle by Pope Leo XIV in July 2025.
- Investigators continue to seek a second person of interest in the shooting and the case highlights how U.S. Marshals handle cross-state captures and the next legal steps for interstate transfer of suspects.