Roxboro man charged with attempted murder

A Roxboro man fired from one vehicle into another Friday evening in an attempt to kill a man, police said.

Police Chief Todd Boycher said that Hubert Allen was a passenger in a vehicle and fired into another vehicle occupied by two people on U.S. Highway 501, near Weeks Drive. A bullet grazed a man's neck and damaged his car. The man was treated for minor injuries at the scene.

Allen was arrested a few hours later and charged with attempted murder.

Police did not disclose a possible motive.