CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Huntersville Police Department has made an arrest following a shooting at Frankie's Fun Park earlier this month.
Amiere Adair, 19, and Elijah Smith have each been charged with 15 various crimes.
These crimes include multiple counts of:
- Felony assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill
- Felony discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle
- Felony assault on a law enforcement officer
- Misdemeanor damage to property
Adair and Smith are both from Charlotte and are currently being held without bond.
Authorities said nearly a dozen shots were fired when two groups got into an argument at Frankie's Fun Park in Huntersville on Jan. 6.
As the vehicle the suspects got into left the parking lot, the suspects allegedly fired at least 11 gunshots toward the entrance, hitting two vehicles and the building.
Multiple adults and children in nearby cars were "narrowly missed" by the shots, according to police. One person inside a car that was shot was injured by shattered glass. None of the vehicles that were hit by gunfire were connected to the argument, police said.
HPD officials state investigators were able to identify the suspects through the public’s tips received from their social media posts.
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