CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department shared details about a shooting that reportedly happened in the middle of the day Sunday.
Officers were called to Sharon Road near the intersection with Sharon Lane shortly after 2 p.m. that day to find a man with apparent gunshot wounds. Police said they determined the man was jogging when he was approached by the suspect.
At that point, police said the suspect fired at the victim without warning, hitting him in the right calf. The victim was able to get away but was hit by gunfire again in the left hand. Paramedics who responded to the call took him to a hospital for treatment.
CMPD noted a passerby's car was also hit during the shooting. Nobody inside it was hurt.
The department's Real Time Crime Center worked with officers to find the suspect, identified as 33-year-old Stephen Damonta Montgomery. He was found standing in the intersection of Sharon Road and Woodhaven Road.
Officers said as they tried to arrest Montgomery, he resisted and refused to comply with commands to surrender. He also tried to run away according to police, but was eventually taken into custody shortly after.
Montgomery reportedly had the firearm on him when he was arrested. Police said it was reported stolen in Charlotte the day before.
He's now facing the following charges:
- Assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, inflicting serious injury
- Assault with a deadly weapon
- Shooting into an occupied vehicle
- Carrying a concealed weapon
- Robbery with a dangerous object
- Assault on a government official
- Firearm by a convicted felon
- Possession of a stolen firearm
As of publication, Montgomery remains in jail under a $510,000 secured bond. CMPD said the investigation remains ongoing.
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