Laurel County Sheriff’s Deputies are investigating a shooting which occurred on Fiechter Lane near London around noon Monday, May 29. The investigating deputies report that three occupants were in a Hyundai driven by a 16-year-old female, when the 25-year-old male allowed a 15-year-old backseat passenger handle a 9mm handgun. While the weapon was in the female passenger’s possession, it discharged and struck the driver in the back, causing serious injuries. The driver was treated at the scene before being airlifted to UK Medical Center in Lexington. Shawn Perkins, 25, of Williamsburg, was arrested and charged with unlawfully permitting a minor to possess a handgun, a Class D Felony, and lodged in the Laurel County Detention Center. The 15-year-old female was charged with felony assault and wanton endangerment, as well as misdemeanor possession of a handgun.