RANDLEMAN, N.C. — Update: Law enforcement officials have taken the suspected shooter into custody.
A man was killed over the weekend outside a home in Randleman, police said.
On Saturday, March 28, around 11:30 p.m., Randleman Police responded to the 600 block of Booker T. Womble Road to a person being shot.
When officers arrived, they found the victim, William George Bennett, 34, lying on the floor in the front room of the home.
According to witnesses, the suspect, Michael Jared Medley, 38, shot Bennett after getting into an argument outside his car.
Witnesses said Medley pulled up in front of the house at Booker T. Womble Road and stopped. Bennett walked to Medley’s vehicle where an argument broke out, officials said. Witnesses heard a “pop” before Bennett started walking back towards the house yelling, "Call the cops. Call an ambulance," police said.
Bennett was assisted into the house where he collapsed, police said. Fire and EMS personnel arrived shortly after police to administer first aid without success.
Bennett was pronounced dead at the scene with a single gunshot wound to the chest.
Medley is described as being 6 feet tall with red hair with red facial hair.
He had left the area before police arrived driving a white 2011 Ford Escape, registration number DKD-8101. He is considered armed and dangerous.
The Stokes County Sheriff’s Office received information on the location of the suspect on Monday.
When Stokes County Deputies arrived at the location, Medley ran away to a house and tried to steal a vehicle. Medley was armed with a handgun as deputies approached him, police said. He ran a short distance further and a standoff began.
Medley was tased and taken into custody. He was taken to Forsyth Medical Center due to ingesting unknown substances, officials said.
Medley faces second-degree murder charges.
