2 arrested after shooting in Weaverville area Thursday night

2 arrested following shooting in Weaverville
2 arrested following shooting in Weaverville
Published: Oct. 1, 2022 at 12:41 AM EDT
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WEAVERVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office said two people were arrested following a shooting Thursday night.

Deputies responded to a scene near New Stock Road in reference to a gunshot victim a little after midnight on September 29.

Deputies say the victim was found with non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to the hospital for treatment.

The sheriff’s office said after an investigation Geonessy Monet Vargas -Sanchez and John Rafael Corona-Rodriguez were arrested about twenty minutes away on Verde Vista Circle.

Vargas-Sanchez is charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury and is being held on a $50,000 bond. Corona-Rodriguez is being held on a $30,000 secure bond and is charged with aiding and abetting and assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury.

Both are being held at the Buncombe County Detention Center.