Police arrest Tyraun Lamont Clark after he allegedly shot two people in an apartment break-in in Hickory.
HICKORY, N.C. — A man faces multiple charges after allegedly forcing his way into an apartment and shooting two people late Tuesday, police said.
Hickory police responded to Glenwood Commons around 11 p.m. on Tuesday to reports of a shooting and found two victims suffering from apparent gunshot wounds, according to the Hickory Police Department. Both victims were treated and released from a local hospital.
Police said Tyraun Lamont Clark, 48, forcefully entered an acquaintance’s apartment and fired several rounds before exiting and firing additional shots as he left. Clark had fled before officers arrived.
Clark was arrested following a traffic stop on Wednesday morning in Conover with assistance from the Conover Police Department.
He was charged with assault with a deadly weapon, inflicting serious injury, four counts of discharging a weapon into occupied property, first-degree burglary, assault with a deadly weapon, five counts of discharging a firearm within an enclosure to incite fear, and misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.
Clark is being held at the Catawba County jail without bond.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Hickory Police Department at 828-328-5551.