Five suspects face charges after an alleged shootout at a Ward Street home in Whiteville Wednesday.
Detention Center reports show Gevin Meshaw, 18; Lonzo McAllister, 19; Casey Latrell Wilder, 19; Jaquan Davion Willis, 19; and Anthony Jevon Vining Jr., 18, were arrested by Whiteville Police after the incident.
Meshaw, Willis and Vining are alleged to have shot at each other inside Vining’s home at 417 Ward Street, according to warrants. Details about their injuries were not immediately available.
Meshaw, Vining and Willis are charged with discharging a firearm in the city limits, discharging a firearm in an occupied dwelling, and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill.
McAllister and Wilder are charged with felony aiding and abetting. Warrants show both men allegedly “advised, instigated encouraged, procured or helped” Willis and Meshaw.
Meshaw was held under no bond. He gave his address as 113 Covey Quail Lane, Whiteville.
Wilder listed his home as 28 Willow Creek Lane, Whiteville. He also faces charges of breaking and entering a motor vehicle, and larceny of a firearm. His bond was set at $50,000.
Willis, whose address is 430 Ward Street, Whiteville, was given a $50,000 secured bond.
Willis and Wilder are also charged with breaking into an automobile and stealing a handgun that was used in the assault, according to warrants.
Vining, who also has a Clarkton address, was held without bond.
McAllister, 19, gave his address a 262 Bullard Rd., Chadbourn. He was held without bond.
CCN has reached out to Whiteville Police for more information on this ongoing investigation.
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