Deputies need help finding shooter who fired into car, injured passenger
Published 10:07 am Monday, August 12, 2024
A map showing the location of a shooting that occurred July 31. Someone in a stolen red Hyundai Sonata fired into another car at this intersection, hitting the passenger in the head. The victim is recovering but deputies are asking the public for help in the case.Photo courtesy RCSO
Deputies examine a red Hyundai Sonata that was involved in a shooting on Sherills Ford Road and Majolica Road on July 31. The car, which had been stolen, was later found set on fire on East Monroe Street. Police are asking for the public's help in finding the driver of the car. Photo courtesty RCSO
Just over a week ago, a passenger in a car at the intersection of Majolica Road and Sherrills Ford Road was shot by someone in another car, according to Rowan County Sheriff’s deputies, and now officials are asking for the public’s help in identifying the shooter.
The victim was hit in the head, sustaining serious injuries, but deputies say the person is recovering.
The victim and the driver reported that on July 31 they left Lakewood Apartments just before 11:30 p.m. Someone driving a red Hyundai Sonata followed them, and when they reached the intersection, the Sonata pulled up beside them and an occupant fired shots into the car. The driver of the first car took the victim, a passenger in the car, to the hospital for treatment. Hospital officials then, according to protocol, notified deputies that they were treating a gunshot victim.
Deputies discovered the Sonata was previously reported stolen out of Salisbury, and officers found it around 2 a.m. on Aug. 2 in the 600 block of East Monroe Street, abandoned and on fire.
Anyone with information about the shooting, vehicle theft, or arson is asked to call Detective Chris Greer 704-216-8662 Lieutenant Ryan Barkley 704-216-8711 or Crime Stoppers 866-639-5245.