Arrest made in connection to August shooting in downtown Boone, police say
Police have made in an arrest in connection with a shooting in downtown Boone in August 2022.
Malik Keyshawn Gibbs, of Wilkesboro, turned himself in on Monday to authorities, police said. The arrest stems from a shooting on West King Street.
Witnesses said they saw a verbal argument between people in a black Chevy truck and pedestrians walking by. The argument resulted in shots fired at a truck and two downtown businesses.
After the shooting, the people in the truck left the area and the pedestrians ran away.
Police found the people in the truck soon after and said the truck had multiple bullet holes but no one inside was hurt.
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Gibbs has been charged with three counts of assault with a deadly weapon, one count of discharging a weapon into a moving vehicle, and other related charges.
Gibbs has received a $75,000 secured bond is in custody at the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center, according to authorities. He has a court date set for March 6.
It does not appear there are any other suspects in the case.
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