A teenager wanted for questioning over the shooting of Bermudian Gregory Armstrong is on the run after a high-speed Police car chase in Alabama.

Montez Dewan Holt is a suspect over a separate gunfire incident — which left a 20-year-old man injured — minutes before Mr. Armstrong was shot in a burglary at his Huntsville apartment on Monday night last week.

Officers say they also want to speak to Holt in connection with Mr. Armstrong’s shooting, although they insist he is not a suspect for that offence.

Holt, 19, is believed to be armed with a gun and is described by Huntsville Police as dangerous. Mr. Armstrong, 22, yesterday remained in a critical condition in Huntsville Hospital, where he is said to be recovering slowly from a gunshot wound to his left upper abdomen.

Officers went to a home on Friday at 10 p.m. to issue a search warrant on Holt over the earlier shooting, but he fled in a vehicle.

They then chased him across town until his tyre reportedly blew out in the nearby city of Triana. Holt then escaped on foot.

Up to 40 officers, as well as a helicopter using heat seeking technology, are understood to have spent the night searching for Hunt, but with no success.

Huntsville Police Department spokesman Wendell Johnson said yesterday: “Huntsville Police were preparing to serve a search warrant on Holt for the vehicle shooting.

“He is also wanted for questioning over the shooting of the Bermudian man, but he is not a suspect in that case.

“They arrived at an apartment complex to carry out the warrant, but he then escaped in his vehicle.

“Officers were sent to join in the chase for Holt for several hours but we did not find him. We are still searching for him now.”

The first shooting happened at about 9 p.m. in Sparkman Drive, when the victim was hit in the eye and left hand by glass after somebody shot into his car.

Shortly afterwards, two men are believed to have burst into Mr. Armstrong’s apartment at the other end of Sparkman Drive.

Police say Mr. Armstrong was then shot before the pair of suspects were seen running from the apartment. Officers have described the incident as a burglary, but have not revealed whether anything was stolen.

Mr. Armstrong, thought to be a student at a nearby university, was rushed by ambulance to hospital, where he underwent vital surgery last week.

His mother, Reverend Judith Gardner from St. Paul’s AME Church, is currently at his bedside after flying out from the Island with his two sisters last Tuesday.

Bermudian pastor Reverend Leonard Santucci, who now serves at St. Paul’s AME Cathedral in New Jersey, has been in contact with the family since the incident.

Rev. Santucci, a former Bermudian Senator, said the family, who play a key role in the AME Church in Bermuda, appeared to be coping well.

“The most recent news I have heard is that he is still in a critical condition, but is doing well,” he said.

“Since then, I’m taking it that no news is good news. Having spoken to the family, I think they are bearing up quite well.

“The family is grateful for the constant prayer, support and concern expressed by the Christian community and people of good will. Words would never be sufficient to express their appreciation.

“Everyone is invited to keep Gregory and his family in their prayers, heart and thoughts.”

Teen on the run: Wanted for questioning in Armstrong shooting