STAFF AND EPD REPORTS
EDENTON — A Chowan County man faces several charges in connection with the Sunday, May 4, shooting at the Edenton Food Lion on Virginia Road.
According to an Edenton Police Department press release, at approximately 6:53 p.m. Sunday, officers responded to reports of gunfire in the area of 300 C Virginia Road, a business known as Food Lion. Upon arrival, officers located evidence of a shooting and initiated an immediate investigation.
Preliminary findings indicate that this incident may have been gang-related and involved three individuals who knew each other. EPD said it has identified those individuals.
Raymark Devon Bembury, of Edenton, has been arrested. EPD note that the investigation is ongoing, and further charges and arrests are possible.
“We want to emphasize that this was NOT an active shooter situation,” the agency said in the press release. “The incident was an isolated encounter between individuals known to each other and does not reflect a broader or random threat to the community.”
The Edenton Police Department is actively pursuing leads.
Bembury’s bond was set at $5 million, he was placed in Chowan County Jail and he was charged with the following:
- One count of Felonious assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill or inflicting serious injury
- One count of Felony Assault with deadly weapon intent to kill
- One count of Felony Possession of a firearm by a felon
- Two counts of Felony Discharge of a firearm within an enclosure to incite fear.
- One count of Misdemeanor Discharge of a firearm in city limits
- One count of Misdemeanor Carry Concealed Gun
- One count of Misdemeanor going armed to terror of the public
EPD did not provide more information about the two individuals who were injured in the incident. In an earlier press release, the agency said they were both taken to ECU Health Chowan Hospital for treatment.
“We appreciate the public’s continued cooperation and support as we work to bring those involved to justice,” the police said.
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