Three Arrested After High Point Shooting

High Point police said three people, including two juveniles, were arrested after a shooting reported early Sunday, August 2, near West Green Drive and Langford Avenue. Officers found a disabled stolen car with bullet holes and shell casings at the scene, then recovered a rifle and two pistols during a search of the area, police said. The department said both pistols had conversion devices that allowed them to fire as fully automatic weapons. Investigators later tied the same case to a teenager who arrived at an Amos Street home with a gunshot wound that police said was not life-threatening. ### Where did police say the shooting began? Police said patrol officers were called at about 12:15 a.m. Sunday to West Green Drive and Langford Avenue after reports of shots fired. At the scene, officers found a disabled vehicle with no one inside and determined the car had been reported stolen from Greensboro, according to the department and local media reports citing the release. (highpointnc.gov) The vehicle showed bullet holes, and officers found shell casings nearby, police said. A patrol team and a K-9 officer searched the area and arrested three suspects, including two juveniles, according to the release summarized by High Point and FOX8. ### Who was charged, and what did police accuse them of? High Point police identified the adult defendant as Jamorion I. (myfox8.com) Mebane, 19, of High Point. Police said Mebane was charged with two counts of possession of a weapon of mass destruction, possession of stolen goods, possession of a stolen motor vehicle and two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He was taken to the Guilford County Jail and held without bond, according to FOX8’s report citing the police release. Police said juvenile petitions were filed Monday against a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old, both from High Point. The department said each juvenile faced two counts of possession of a weapon of mass destruction, possession of stolen goods and possession of a stolen motor vehicle. ### What weapons and other evidence did officers recover? (myfox8.com) Officers recovered three firearms in the area — one rifle and two pistols — after the shooting, police said. One of the pistols had been reported stolen from Winston-Salem, and both pistols had conversion devices, sometimes called switches, that convert semiautomatic handguns to fully automatic fire, according to the police account carried by FOX8. (myfox8.com) On Monday night, police said officers were called to a disturbance at a home on Chatham Drive and identified the two teenagers there as the juveniles wanted in the weekend shooting. After obtaining a search warrant at that home, officers seized what police described as a trafficking amount of heroin and firearm components. (myfox8.com) ### How did the Amos Street injury become part of the case? Police said officers were called at about 1:30 a.m. Sunday to a home on Amos Street after receiving a report that a teenager had been shot. Investigators believe that teenager was likely wounded in the shooting that happened shortly after midnight near West Green Drive and Langford Avenue, according to the department’s release as reported by FOX8 and ABC45. (myfox8.com) The teenager was taken to a hospital with injuries police described as non-life-threatening. Police have not publicly identified the injured teen. ### Where are the suspects now? Police said the two juveniles were found Monday at the Chatham Drive home and placed in secure custody. High Point later said the 16-year-old and 17-year-old were taken to the Dillon Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Butner, North Carolina. (myfox8.com) Mebane was booked into the Guilford County Jail, according to the charges reported by FOX8. (myfox8.com) High Point police said the investigation was ongoing as of the department’s August 3 and August 4 releases. (msn.com)