STATESVILLE, N.C. — On Sunday, Statesville Police responded to a shooting incident in the parking lot of Walmart on Crossroads Drive, where a vehicle was hit by gunfire.
Officers arrived at the scene around 1:30 p.m. and discovered several shell casings and a vehicle that had been struck by gunfire.
Witnesses and video surveillance helped identify a suspect vehicle that fled the area after the shooting.
Prior to the shooting, the suspects were involved in a shoplifting larceny inside the Walmart store. The Statesville Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division quickly began an investigation.
Keandre Terrell Cauthen, 18, of Statesville, was arrested at a residence where the suspect vehicle was located.
He faces charges of discharging a firearm into occupied property and misdemeanor larceny.
Cauthen was given a $100,000 secured bond. Authorities are still searching for a second suspect who has not yet been identified.
The investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Statesville Police Department at 704-878-3406.
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