Teen charged with firing handgun at Westover High
A 16-year-old is charged with firing a handgun during a fight with a 22-year-old man at Westover High School in Fayetteville Thursday afternoon, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office.
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Antonio Dauvon Mathis, of 849 Bedrock Dive, met Johnny Gary at the high school at 277 Bonanza Drive around 4 p.m., spokeswoman Debbie Tanna said. The two got into a fight, and Mathis pulled out a handgun, fired at Gary and ran away, she said.
Fayetteville police officers on patrol spotted Mathis and followed him to his home. Investigators found two handguns and a sawed-off shotgun in an outdoor shed.
Mathis became combative while he was arrested, Tanna said. He was charged with discharging a firearm on school property.
Mathis was being held in the Cumberland County Detention Center Friday under a $1,500 secured bond. That bond will be downgraded to unsecured if a parent signs for his release, Tanna said.
His first court appearance was set for Friday afternoon.
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