Tow truck driver charged after allegedly shooting, slashing man in Durham

Brandon Ayscue, 24, who works for Unlimited Recovery, has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury, assault with a deadly weapon, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury and second-degree kidnapping, police said in a written statement.

Ayscue was released from the Durham jail after posting a $50,000 bond, the sheriff's office said. He was expected to make a first court appearance on Monday.

After being shot Friday morning, the victim, who has not been identified, was rushed to a local hospital for treatment of serious injuries, according to police.

The incident occurred shortly after 4 a.m. at Duke Manor Apartments, located at 311 South Lasalle Street, police said.

Police said the tow truck driver was trying to take a vehicle from the apartment complex while the driver was still in his vehicle.

A dispute ensued, and the victim was shot in the chest and cut.

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Police said a woman who tried to intervene suffered a cut on her hand. Her identity was not immediately released.

Police erected yellow crime scene at the apartment complex while they investigated the incident.

It was not immediately clear if the driver had parked in a restricted space at the complex or if the vehicle was being repossessed.

Residents of the apartment complex told WRAL News Friday that there have been several incidents in which residents had their vehicles towed because of expired parking stickers.

"Mine got towed, not even two weeks ago, because of an expired sticker," said Jalen Walker, who lives at the complex. "But even then the sticker was valid, so I'm still trying to figure out why my car was being towed from over here and I'm a resident."

Walker said he had to pay $175 to retrieve his car. He said his mother came to visit and was parked in the complex's visitor parking lot and was towed.