Asheboro police on Wednesday arrested a Pleasant Garden man on a charge of attempted murder.
Joel Demandrae Thompson was arrested and charged with felonious attempted murder and felonious assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, or inflicting serious injury.
Police responded Tuesday to a shooting on Cedar Falls Road. When officers arrived they found a male victim in small building behind the main home suffering from a gunshot wound, police noted in a news release.
The man, later identified as a 29-year-old Kernersville resident, was taken to a local medical facility. While officers were still at the scene they were told another victim, a 27-year-old Asheboro man, was wounded by the gunshot and taken to a local medical facility by a private vehicle.
The next day detectives secured warrants for Thompson. He was placed in the Randolph County Jail with bond set at a $750,000 .
Anyone with more information regarding this incident is asked to contact Detective Councilman at (336) 626-1300, ext. 323.
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This article originally appeared on The Courier-Tribune: Man charged with attempted murder in Asheboro shooting, intent to kill
