Police: 20-year-old man charged with shooting teen boy in Goldsboro
A 20-year-old man was charged with attempted first-degree murder after authorities said he shot a 15-year-old boy in Goldsboro early Sunday morning.
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Authorities accused Roel Merino, from La Grange, of firing shots from a vehicle at the teenager in downtown Goldsboro.
The teen boy was transported to UNC Health in Wayne County for treatment and is in stable condition, according to the Goldsboro Police Department.
Merino was being held at the Wake County Detention Center under a $350,000 secured bond. He has his first court appearance Monday at 1:30 p.m.
A second person riding in Merino's vehicle was released and was not charged, according to police.
Officers were alerted to the shooting after hearing gunshots in the area and seeing a ShotSpotter sensor go off.
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