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Woman shot at her home in Winston-Salem

Winston-Salem police said the woman was shot in her calf with non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect has been arrested and charged.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A teen faces charges after shooting a woman in her leg at her home Monday night, Winston-Salem police say

Officers responded to a shooting at 2713 East Sprague Street just after 9 p.m.

67-year-old Patricia Blankenship had friends visiting her when 19-year-old Devonte Hayes discharged his gun while in the yard causing it to hit Blankenship in the calf. 

He left the scene. 

Blankenship was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. 

Officers arrested Hayes and charged him with: 

  • Assault with a Deadly Weapon Inflicting Serious Injury 
  • Discharging a Firearm within the City Limits 
  • Discharging a Firearm into an Occupied Dwelling  

This investigation is ongoing. 

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