ASHE COUNTY, N.C. — Deputies have arrested a suspect after a man was shot to death at a home in Ashe County Saturday night.
It happened just after 7:30 p.m. on Little Gap Road in the Fleetwood community.
Breaking Ashe Co- sheriff deputies are on the scene of a homicide in the Fleetwood community off of Little Gap Road. Investigators are releasing few details but have confirmed to channel 9 one person is in custody and is being questioned. Watch channel 9 for updates.
— Dave Faherty (@FahertyWSOC9) January 3, 2021
Deputies said they responded after getting a 911 call saying a man had shot another man and then left the home in a white Ford Explorer Sport Trac.
The victim was later identified as Leonicio Ramos Guerrero.
Law enforcement officers were given a description of the suspect’s vehicle and shortly after, a West Jefferson police officer found one matching the description pull into the parking lot of a Lowe’s.
Officials said the officer was able stop the vehicle and take 45-year-old Reginald Elledge into custody. After he was questioned at the Ashe County Sheriff’s Office, he was arrested.
Elledge is currently being held without bond in the Ashe County Detention Center.
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