RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) –- Authorities have charged one man in connection with a late Friday night shooting. (May 23).
On Friday at around 10 p.m., deputies responded to a report of a person shot in the 2470 block of Bud Lipscomb Road. When they arrived, they located an adult male suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. He was transported to the hospital with injuries believed to be non-life threatening.
Investigators determined the man shot was in possession of a firearm at the time of the shooting. As a result, James Russell, 31, of Jacksonville, N.C. has been charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and assault by pointing a gun.
Russell had been previously convicted of felony breaking and entering in 2019.
Deputies have a person of interest detained, and there is no known threat to the community.
The investigation into the circumstances surrounding the shooting is ongoing. This is believed to be a domestic-related incident, and there is no known threat to the public.