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Dunkin' Donuts employee charged after shooting coworker, Chapel Hill police says
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Updated: 2:58 PM EST Jan 27, 2024
A Dunkin' Donuts employee has been charged with shooting a coworker in Chapel Hill Friday on East Franklin Street. Police arrived on the scene around 2:47 p.m.Click the video player above to watch the latest headlines from WXII 12 News. Top StoriesHigh Point police investigating after truck crashes through houseHuman remains found in North Carolina duplex, Haywood County deputies sayHeavy rain, thunderstorms, and localized flooding risk Saturday in North CarolinaGet the latest news stories of interest by clicking hereWesley Shamar Higgins, 23, was arrested and charged with the following: Assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury Assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill Discharge weapon into occupied property Discharge firearm in city limits Assault by pointing a gun (two counts) Authorities took the victim to UNC Hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. Higgins is being held at the Orange County Detention Center under a $100,000 bond. His first appearance in court is scheduled for Monday at 2 p.m. The victim has been treated and released from the hospital. For more on this story, visit our news partner WRAL. Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscasts NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love |Top Stories Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — A Dunkin' Donuts employee has been charged with shooting a coworker in Chapel Hill Friday on East Franklin Street.
Police arrived on the scene around 2:47 p.m.
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Wesley Shamar Higgins, 23, was arrested and charged with the following:
- Assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury
- Assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill
- Discharge weapon into occupied property
- Discharge firearm in city limits
- Assault by pointing a gun (two counts)
Authorities took the victim to UNC Hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.
Higgins is being held at the Orange County Detention Center under a $100,000 bond.
His first appearance in court is scheduled for Monday at 2 p.m.
The victim has been treated and released from the hospital.
For more on this story, visit our news partner WRAL.
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