A Lenoir man is charged with attempted first-degree murder following a New Year’s Day shooting in Hickory.
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Javier Hampton Trevino Jr., 20, is charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder and one count of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, the Hickory Police Department said in a news release.
The shooting occurred around 2 a.m. at the intersection of Second Avenue NW and Main Avenue NW beside Union Square in downtown Hickory on Wednesday, Hickory police said.
Jordan Blake Ramey, 22, of Yadkinville, was shot. Ramey was initially taken to Frye Regional Medical Center. He was later transported to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Ramey was in stable condition as of Thursday morning, Hickory police said.
The intersection of Second Avenue Northwest and Main Avenue Northwest beside Union Square in downtown Hickory is where 22-year-old Jordan Blake Ramey was shot and injured on New Year’s Day.
Police said an altercation involving a group of individuals occurred near the intersection. During the altercation, a weapon was fired, Hickory police said.
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Ramey was a bystander caught in the line of fire, police said. Ramey was not involved with the group of individuals or Trevino, Hickory police said.
Trevino was arrested on Thursday, Hickory police said. Trevino is being held in the Catawba County Detention Facility without a bond.
The Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office and Lenoir Police Department assisted with the investigation and arrest of Trevino, Hickory police said.
Trevino is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
This investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information related to this shooting is asked to contact Inv. Tammie Johnson at tjohnson@hickorync.gov or call the Hickory Police Department at 828-328-5551.
