ROCKINGHAM — Arrest warrants have been issued for a man accused in a weekend shooting.
Police Chief Billy Kelly said officers have obtained warrants for 23-year-old James Ronnie Tyler, charging him with attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury.
Tyler is accused of shooting Harold Brewington Jr. around 7:30 Saturday evening during a party at a Marshall Avenue home.
Brewington, 27, was shot three times, sustaining wounds to his chest and hip, with a small-caliber handgun, according to police. He was initially taken to FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital and later airlifted to UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, but has since been released.
Detectives believe that Tyler may be in another state and are working with agencies there in order to locate him, Kelly said.
According to the N.C. Department of Public Safety Division of Adult Correction, Tyler was given probation and a 12-month suspended sentence in January after being convicted on one misdemeanor count each of larceny and attempted breaking and entering of motor vehicles.
Online records show he has no other pending charges.
Anyone with information on Tyler’s location is encouraged to call Richmond County Crime Stoppers at 910-997-5454 or the Rockingham Police Department at 910-895-2468 and ask for Detective Brigman.
All defendants facing criminal charges are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law.
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