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Dunkin' Donuts shooting in Chapel Hill: Employee injured, suspect charged
The shooting at Dunkin' left one person injured and another in custody, according to Chapel Hill police.
One person injured after shooting inside Chapel Hill Dunkin'
A Dunkin' Donuts employee has been arrested and charged with shooting a coworker in Chapel Hill Friday on East Franklin Street.
The incident left one employee injured and another in custody, according to Chapel Hill police.
Police arrived on the scene around 2:47 p.m. after receiving reports of a shooting at 1509 East Franklin St.
Wesley Shamar Higgins, 23 was arrested and charged with the following:
- Assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury
- Assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill
- Discharge weapon into occupied property
- Discharge firearm in city limits
- Assault by pointing a gun (two counts)
Authorities took the victim to UNC Hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.
Higgins is being held at the Orange County Detention Center under a $100,000 bond.
His first appearance in court is scheduled for Monday at 2 p.m.
The victim has been treated and released from the hospital.
