ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. — An intoxicated person shot at multiple vehicles in Rowan County Saturday night, according to the Rowan County Sheriff's Office. One person is in custody.
The sheriff's office said it happened around 8:30 p.m. in the area of Highway 152 near Daughtery Road and Fish House Road. Deputies said they heard gunfire and then a bullet hit their vehicles.
After the shots were fired, deputies reported they searched the area and found a man in the yard at 2355 NC Highway 152 East in China Grove before going inside.
The report shows deputies knocked on the door to ask the man questions when they spotted a small caliber rifle with a scope on the ground in front of the home including a box of .22-caliber ammo.
Deputies claim when trying to detain him, "he resisted and assaulted the deputies by twisting the hand and finger of one of the deputies and kicked another deputy." They were able to arrest him.
After he was in custody, deputies found out gunfire had hit a third patrol vehicle as well as three other civilian vehicles nearby, bringing the total to six vehicles that had been damaged by bullets.
"While at the scene, [the suspect] began to suffer from some type of medical issue which was later discovered that was most likely due to him mixing prescription medication and alcohol," the office's report reads.
The suspect was taken to Rowan Novant Medical Center for treatment and released after receiving treatment. He was charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder, four counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, six counts of discharging a weapon into occupied property, two counts of assault on a government official and one count of resisting a public officer.
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