BOONE, N.C. — A 35-year-old man was arrested and charged with multiple felonies after allegedly shooting into an occupied vehicle at a Circle K convenience store last Friday night, according to Boone Police.

Thomas Matthew Presnell of Vilas was detained at the scene after officers responded to a report of a male shooting into an occupied vehicle in the parking lot of the Circle K along Highway 105 South on Sept. 20.

Following an investigation, police recovered a handgun from the scene.

"I appreciate the quick and decisive response of our patrol officers," Shane Robbins, assistant chief of police, said. "Undoubtedly this prevented further escalation of this incident."

Presnell was charged with discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to ki

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