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Man arrested for shooting woman in her ankle in Winston-Salem, police say

Winston-Salem police arrested 29-year-old Jacquan Terez Nivens in connection with shooting a woman on East 17th Street.
Credit: WFMY News 2

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A man was arrested Friday for shooting a woman in the ankle Monday in Winston-Salem, according to police. 

Police said 28-year-old Iyonna Lasha Moore was shot in the ankle by 29-year-old Jacquan Terez Nivens on 1000 E.17th Street. Winston-Salem Police report that Moore was involved in the disturbance with the suspect when a gun was fired once, striking Moore. 

Moore was conscious and able to communicate. She was taken to a hospital to be treated for her non-life-threatening injuries.

During an investigation, a search warrant was obtained for Nivens before police found him at a hotel on North Patterson Avenue. 

Winston-Salem police said they charged Nivens with the following:

  • Assault with a Deadly Weapon Inflicting Bodily Injury
  • Possession of a Firearm by a Felon
  • Assault on a Female

Nivens was taken into custody and put in the Forsyth County Detention Center without bond.

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