Suspect in 'targeted shooting' arrested in Augusta County
HARRISONBURG — Authorities arrested a suspect Tuesday in Augusta County who is suspected of opening fire on a vehicle and injuring a man days before in Harrisonburg.
The shooting took place Sunday shortly after 10:30 p.m., when police said a man sitting in his vehicle was shot at the intersection of East Market Street and Linda Lane in Harrisonburg, a press release said.
Detectives believe the suspect, 43-year-old Timothy Leach of North Carolina, pulled his vehicle next to the victim's and fired multiple rounds, striking him once.
The unidentified victim, also 43 years old, was found by authorities still in the vehicle with a gunshot wound. He was taken by air to UVA Health in Charlottesville.
"Detectives believe the two individuals were known to one another and that this was a targeted shooting, not a random incident," the release said.
The suspect’s vehicle was located Monday in Harrisonburg. Detectives began conducting surveillance and ultimately connected Leach to a hotel in Augusta County the following day, according to the release.
Detectives from the Harrisonburg Police Department's Major Crimes Unit — with the assistance of Virginia State Police, the United States Marshals Service and members of the RUSH Drug Task Force — obtained a search warrant for the suspect’s room, where a firearm was reportedly recovered Tuesday.
Leach is charged with aggravated malicious wounding, shooting into an occupied vehicle, and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Police said additional charges are likely.
He is being held at Middle River Regional Jail in Verona.
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