A man has been arrested after gunshots rang out during a late-night party in May at a Raleigh rental home.
High schooler Likim Leach, 18, is charged with discharging a weapon into occupied property, discharging a weapon within city limits, and going armed to the terror of the people.
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According to the Raleigh Police Department, Leach was arrested Thursday.
Leach is accused of firing a handgun into a home in the 1600 block of Bickett Boulevard, near Raleigh's Five Points area, on May 4. No one was injured. Police said one girl was injured while running away and treated at a local hospital.
One neighbor's Ring doorbell video captured the moment the shots were fired and others submitted pictures of the crime scene tape officers put up around the scene while they investigated.
During a court appearance on Friday, prosecutors revealed the event happening at the rental was an after-prom party.
"The defendant was alleged to have fired multiple rounds at an occupied premise during an after-prom party. There's video footage of him leaving the scene and then subsequently shooting more rounds," said one prosecutor.
Leach's lawyer called the charges unusual for the 18-year-old.
His attorney said, "He has no prior criminal history that I'm aware. Of course, he's 18 but no prior juvenile criminal history according to his mother who's here with him."
A judge set Leach's bond at $150,000 and required him to undergo electronic monitoring.
WRAL talked with neighbors who live near the home who expressed relief after the arrest.
The owner of the rental home did not have any comment.