Man accused of hitting Wayne County deputy, another man with car after fleeing nightclub

Sunday, May 12, 2019
GOLDSBORO, N.C. (WTVD) -- A man who was told to leave a nightclub fired multiple gunshots and then hit a deputy and another man with a car on Saturday, officials say.

According to a release from Goldsboro police, it happened around 2 a.m. in the 2700 block of East Ash Street.
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Police say 23-year-old Di'Twan Shyheim Davis was asked to leave a nightclub after an altercation with other patrons.

When Davis got to his car, he took a pistol from the trunk and fired a couple shots before getting into the car.

After Wayne County deputies asked him to exit the car, Davis fled the scene and allegedly hit a deputy and a 24-year-old man. Shortly after, he was said to have crashed at the intersection of East Ash and Durant streets.
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The deputy who was struck by the vehicle was treated at Wayne UNC Health and released. As for the 24-year-old, he was treated at Wayne UNC Health in critical condition and was airlifted to Vidant Health in Greenville.



Davis was treated and released at a nearby hospital.

Davis is charged with assault with a deadly weapon on a government official, felony serious injury by vehicle, felony hit and run causing serious injury/ death, possession of firearm by a convicted felon, possession of stolen firearm, reckless driving to endanger, driving while license revoked not impaired, and discharge a firearm within the city limits along with other traffic infractions.

Davis is being held under a $110,000 bond and is set to appear in court on Monday.
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