Police identify man accused of shooting at police officers
Authorities on Tuesday said they have charged a man accused of shooting at police officers over the weekend.
Posted — UpdatedDeputies with the Moore County Sheriff’s Office said that two men on Sunday shot at Albemarle police officers, disabling their patrol car, as they were fleeing the scene of a drive-by shooting.
Deputies said the men fled on foot in a wooded area south of N.C. Highway 24, about three miles west of Carthage.
Authorities were able to recover a shotgun and AK-47 they believe were used by the suspects, but a search for the men was discontinued Monday morning after bloodhounds lost the scent of them, indicating they may have been picked up by a car.
Albemarle police on Tuesday said they have identified Jeremiah Devon McDougald, of 79 Pinehollow Drive in Broadway, as one of the suspects. Warrants were obtained McDougald for attempted first-degree murder, felony possession of a firearm by a felon, two counts of discharging a weapon in an occupied moving vehicle, felony assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, felony assault with a deadly weapon on a government official and misdemeanor assault with a deadly weapon.
McDougald was not in custody Tuesday night and anybody with information about his whereabouts is asked to call Albemarle police at 704-984-9500.
Members of the public are advised against approaching McDougald if they see him, as he is considered armed and dangerous.
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