Man facing multiple charges after shooting that hospitalized brother-in-law, police say

LONGVIEW, NC — A shooting in Hickory left one person seriously injured on Saturday.

Officers with the Longview Police Department say the shooting happened around 5:45 p.m. on Third Avenue Northwest near US 321.

Police say the victim of the shooting made his way to the Cupboard Express at Second Avenue and US 321, before being taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

At the scene, Channel 9′s Dave Faherty learned one person had been taken into custody.

Police also told Faherty they believe the shooting was a domestic incident.

Just before 9:30 p.m., officers announced the victim in the shooting was 35-year-old Ryan Wheeler and his brother-in-law, 40-year-old Kevin Alan Gibson, is the suspect.

Officers say Wheeler was shot while inside a car with his wife and two juveniles; after being shot he drove to a nearby store.

Gibson was arrested on the night of the shooting. He faces charges of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill or inflict serious injury, shooting into an occupied car, and three counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill.

This is a developing story; check back at wsoctv.com for updates.

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