A man was shot and found lying on Gillespie Street in front of a motel early Monday morning, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office.
The shooting was reported about 2:20 a.m. Monday outside Carolina Motor Inn at 2533 Gillespie St., according to a news release.
Deputies found the man in the roadway with a gunshot wound. He was taken to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, the release said.
Berry Deshawn Ray, 40, of St. Pauls, was arrested and charged with discharging a firearm into occupied property; assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury; and possession of a firearm by a felon, the release said.
Ray was taken to the Cumberland County Detention Center and held on a $100,000 secured bond. His first appearance in court is set for 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the jail.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office Detective R. Wolfe at 910-677-5464 or CrimeStoppers at 910-483-TIPS (8477) or http://fay-nccrimestoppers.org.
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