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Police arrest man suspected of critically injuring boy in hit and run crash

Posted at 9:37 PM, Mar 30, 2020
and last updated 2020-03-30 22:37:45-04

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Metro Police have arrested the man wanted for hitting a 12-year-old boy riding on a bicycle earlier and leaving the scene earlier this month.

Devonta Hall was caught Monday afternoon in North Nashville.

Police were looking for Hall after they say he was involved in a car vs. bicycle accident March 8th that critically injured Javarrion Fizer. Hall then left the scene.

Javarrion has been in the hospital since the crash and is expected to be transferred to a rehabilitation facility in Atlanta later this week.

NewsChannel5 talked to Javarrion's family after the crash. Their story can be read here along with a link to a GoFundMe to help pay for Javarrion's medical expenses.