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Man arrested for shooting into SUV, causing crash near Raleigh bar

Police have made an arrest after a man fired shots into a vehicle on New Bern Avenue in Raleigh.
Posted 2021-04-24T11:20:04+00:00 - Updated 2021-04-24T15:29:47+00:00
Shots fired near Bar 7 in Raleigh

Police have made an arrest after a man fired shots into a vehicle on New Bern Avenue in Raleigh.

The shots were fired from a parking lot near Bar 7 Sports Bar around 2 a.m. Saturday, according to Raleigh police.

Matthew Wright was charged with two counts of discharging a weapon into an occupied vehicle.

Detectives learned that two people were in an SUV when Wright began shooting at them from another vehicle. While trying to avoid gunfire , the driver of the SUV crashed, causing the vehicle to overturn.

The shots were fired near Bar 7 Sports Bar on New Bern Ave. in Raleigh.
The shots were fired near Bar 7 Sports Bar on New Bern Ave. in Raleigh.

Officers found the SUV upside down with bullet holes.

No one was hurt.

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