A North Carolina man accused of shooting at a 6-year-old girl and her parents after a basketball rolled into his yard was arrested Thursday in Florida following a three-day manhunt.
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The girl, who had bullet fragments removed from her cheek, and her mother were treated at a local hospital and released, Gaston County Police Chief Stephen Zill. Another man, a neighbor, was shot at but not hit, police said. The girl's father, who was seriously injured, remains hospitalized in Charlotte.
, Rodriguez Jr., on Tuesday. He is charged with deadly conduct, a third-degree felony. He was last reported in custody at Bastrop County Jail with $500,000 bond. Gillis's friends and family continue to mourn her death, many unable to comprehend how or why shooting at the vehicle was necessary. Blake Walsh, the boyfriend of Gillis, toldlate Tuesday that he and three passengers had been looking for the party in Hebron, N.Y., about 50 miles north of Albany, and had lost cell service when they realized they were in the wrong driveway. As they pulled out of the driveway, the homeowner shot twice at their vehicle, striking Gillis.
During a bail hearing Wednesday, Monahan was described as a man with a reputation for being "hot-tempered." He was remanded without bail as Lester surrendered himself to the Clay County Detention Center Tuesday, a day after being charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action, and hours later he posted bond. Lester told police that he thought Ralph was trying to break in and was “scared to death,” which prompted him to shoot the teen twice – at least one of those coming behind a locked glass door. Lester plead not guilty during a Wednesday court hearing and is out on $200,000 bond. He is due back in court June 1.
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