Mount Holly woman accused of shooting at random cars

  • Posted: Friday, January 11, 2013 9:24 a.m.

MOUNT HOLLY (AP) — Authorities in Mount Holly have arrested a 26-year-old woman and accused her of shooting at random passing vehicles.

Ashley Nicole Hunsucker of Stanley was taken into custody after a motorist called 911 and reported that a woman was shooting at vehicles on Belmont-Mount Holly Road.


Mount Holly Police Chief David James said officers found a woman near an intersection. James said officers found a .380-caliber pistol in the woman’s possession, as well as two spent shell casings.

A witness said the woman fired shots at two different vehicles.

James said Hunsucker faces multiple charges, including assault with a deadly weapon and discharging a firearm in city limits.

Hunsucker is free on $5,000 bond from the Gaston County jail.

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