LYNCHBURG, Va. – UPDATE
Two men have been charged in connection with a Lynchburg shooting that happened Wednesday morning.
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The suspects have been identified as 40-year-old Andre D. Belton and 25-year-old Jay’Len W. Carter, both of Lynchburg.
Belton was charged with:
- Shooting into an occupied dwelling
- Attempted malicious wounding
- Reckless handling of a firearm
- Discharge of a firearm in the city limits
- Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
Carter was charged with:
- Breaking and entering
- Attempted malicious wounding
- Shooting into an occupied dwelling
- Discharge of a firearm in the city limits
- Reckless handling of a firearm
- Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
- Property damage
They were both transported to the Blue Ridge Regional Jail where they are being held.
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ORIGINAL STORY
Lynchburg Police have detained two male suspects after a shooting incident in Lynchburg Wednesday morning.
The department said that police received a report of shots fired into a residence on Mckinley Street at 8:07 a.m.
Officers promptly arrived on the scene and detained two male suspects for questioning. LPD says that preliminary investigations suggest that the incident stems from a neighborhood dispute.
Charges are currently pending and the LPD said nobody was injured and there is no threat to the community.