Suspect charged in overnight Raleigh shooting
Paul Emanuel Gainey faces charges of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury and possession of a firearm by a felon in connection with a shooting early Monday that injured Alshawn Martel Thomas.
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Paul Emanuel Gainey, 23, of 71716 Rawls Drive, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury in the case.
Officers responding to the 3100 block of Kingstree Court shortly before 2 a.m. found Alshawn Martel Thomas, 28, with multiple gunshot wounds.
He was taken to WakeMed, where he was listed in critical condition Monday morning.
Gainey was also charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
He was being held at the Wake County Detention Center Monday night under a $350,000 bond.
Authorities haven't released a motive for the shooting but have said that a preliminary investigation indicated it was not random.
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