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Monday, 06 July 2015 17:53

Bryantown Rd. shooting suspect caught

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A man wanted in a March 3 shooting outside Rich Square was captured Friday night, the Northampton County Sheriff's Office reported.

Captain M.D. DeLoatch Sr. said Christopher Pierre Smith, 39, had apparently been laying low in the Rich Square area since the shooting, but was caught at a fast food restaurant in the town when he was spotted by Lieutenant C. Williams.

DeLoatch said Smith was advised by his attorney to not make a statement.

Smith faces two counts of attempted murder and two counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, counts that reflect the two men who were shot outside his residence on Bryantown Road.

He also faces a count of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill for shooting at the victim later located in the woods as well as a count of shooting into an occupied or moving vehicle.

Law enforcement was called to the scene around 1:45 and learned a vehicle came into Smith's yard. Smith came out of his house and fired between 10 to 12 times into car, striking one man twice and another once.

He has a July 13 court date.

 

“The Northampton County Sheriff’s Office is dedicated to apprehending and bring to justice those who attempt to elude arrest and not appear before the court to answer the charges brought against them,” Sheriff Jack Smith said in a statement. “I would like to commend Lieutenant Courtney Williams for his keen observation on this occasion.”

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