ASHEBORO, N.C. — Two 14-year-old teens and a 16-year-old are charged with attempted murder after a 17-year-old was shot in the head in Asheboro over the weekend.
The Asheboro Police Department said the teens are also facing charges of armed robbery, discharging a barreled weapon into occupied property causing serious bodily injury and assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury.
Asheboro police also said Nehemiah Quashawn Gaines, 18, was charged with possession of a stolen firearm.
Police said the 17-year-old victim was shot in the head Saturday around 11 p.m. in the area of Millikan Avenue in Asheboro. Police said they believe the teen and an 18-year-old were confronted by a few people and someone started shooting at their vehicle.
Gaines was placed in the Randolph County Jail under a $26,000 secured bond.
Police are still investigating. If you have any information call Randolph County Crimestoppers at 336-672-7463.
