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One person was shot in the leg by a homeowner Saturday night after engaging in a late night prank with a group of friends, the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
Sheriff Darren Campbell said Craig Steven Mason, 59, identified himself as the shooter, and was arrested on Monday. The victim was only described as a “juvenile” by the sheriff’s office.
“Mason told detectives he observed a vehicle driving through the neighborhood with no headlights on, and he fired multiple rounds toward the vehicle as it passed,” Campbell said.
“The vehicle was struck four times, with one round striking the juvenile passenger,” he said.
Deputies from the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office were already in the area doing a traffic stop when they heard the shooting in a nearby neighborhood.
The deputies came across a vehicle with open doors, shattered glass on the ground and bullet holes, the sheriff’s office said.
Five people under the age of 18 were found by deputies in a nearby field, one laying on the ground with a gunshot wound to the leg.
After speaking with witnesses and examining evidence, the sheriff’s office said the group was playing “ding-dong ditch,” and did not go near Mason’s residence.
Mason told deputies he had been sleeping when he heard loud noises coming outside, and retrieved his handgun before going to see what was happening.
Deputies arrested Mason and charged him with felony assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, four counts of felony assault with a deadly weapon and felony discharging a weapon into an occupied vehicle causing serious bodily injury.
Mason is currently being held without bond and the sheriff’s office is continuing its investigation.
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Blair Hamilton
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