Drugs Found At Scene Following Holiday Shooting In Mooresville

MOORESVILLE, NC — A Memorial Day shooting that left two men with gunshot wounds and a third victim with a head injury occurred after a confrontation at a Mooresville home over “a personal matter,” Mooresville police said Thursday. The victims, none of whom had life-threatening injuries, sought medical help following the incident by following an ambulance to responding to an unrelated medical call at Amstar Theaters.

According to new details released by MPD, Dexter McLelland, 29, and Josh Terry, 36, drove from Statesville to a home located at 26 Selma Drive in Mooresville on May 27. When they arrived at the home, the two men had a confrontation with Jessie Wines, 33, who was accompanied by Deangelo Tomlin, 25 and Rafael Tomlin, 28.

“An argument ensued,” MPD said.

Based on police accounts, shots were fired at McLelland and Terry, the latter suffering a gunshot wound. Rafael Tomlin was also shot, and McLelland received head lacerations.

Following the incident, two of the injured victims left the home and followed an ambulance responding to a call to Amstar Theaters instead of driving themselves to the hospital, police said. The home is about four miles away from the movie theater, which is located at 206 Norman Station Boulevard.

The two victims were transported to Lake Norman Regional Medical Center, where one was listed as having a gunshot wound and the other had an unconfirmed injury. The third victim was transported to a hospital in Charlotte with gunshot wounds, MPD said.

During the course of the investigation, police discovered drugs at the Selma Drive residence, MPD said. As of Thursday afternoon, the investigation was considered ongoing and no charges had been filed.

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