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Winston-Salem man arrested, charged after shooting inside woman's car

Patrick Renard Crews was arrested after shooting into a woman's car, police say.
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A man was arrested in Winston-Salem for intent to kill on Saturday.

The Forsyth County Sheriff's office said they received a call about a disturbance between Patrick Renard Crews, 38, and a woman on Baux Mountain Road around 8 a.m.

After the argument, the woman drove away and Crews shot into the car. 

The woman continued to drive away without any injury and called the police when she reached a safer location.

Police arrived at Baux Mountain Road to find Crews was not there. Officials then got a search warrant and called Special Weapons and Tactics Team (S.W.A.T) for extra assistance.

Around 2 p.m. police and S.W.A.T found Crews and arrested him without incident.

Crews has been charged with:

  • assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill (no injury), 
  • discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle/dwelling, and 
  • possession of firearm by a felon. 

He appeared before court and is in jail. Bond has been denied.

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