Albemarle Police Issue Warrants On Man Wanted For Shooting At Officer With AK-47
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Albemarle Police have identified the suspect wanted for shooting a rifle at officers as Jeremiah McDougald, of Broadway, NC. 
Police say warrants have been obtained for McDougald charging him with Felony Attempted First Degree Murder, Felony Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, 2 counts of Felony Discharge a Weapon in Occupied Moving Vehicle, Felony Assault with a Deadly Weapon with Intent to Kill, Felony Assault with a Deadly Weapon on a Government Official and Misdemeanor Assault with a Deadly Weapon.
Anyone with information on McDougald’s whereabouts is asked to call 911 or Albemarle Police at 704-984-9500. He is considered armed and dangerous, police say, and should not be approached.
Original Story (Posted November 13, 2018):
ALBEMARLE, NC — Albemarle Police are considering a reward for information that could help arrest the man who shot at an officer with an AK-47 on Sunday.
The police officer who fortunately survived was shot through the sunroof of a car.
“These guys are monsters. They don’t care,” said Officer Blake Evans.
Officer Evans was trying to pull two people over in a Lexus near the Taco Bell on Highway 24 in Albemarle around noon.
He says a man popped out of the sunroof with an AK-47.
“We look at each other face-to-face,” said Officer Evans. “He turned and pointed right at me.”
The Marine Corps. veteran was already ducking in his seat.
“I was already going down as low as I can in the vehicle because of my background in the military. I knew when you take cover, you make yourself as small as possible, and that’s what I did. And I also knew that I need to get as much steel as possible between me and the shooter. So, the engine. I got down, and I threw my car in reverse, hoping to create distance between myself and the shooter,” said Officer Evans.
He kept chasing, but the bullets eventually caused his car to break down.
One of the bullets hit a father driving nearby.
He tells me the bullet came through his steering wheel, ricocheted off his hand and grazed his forehead.
“They are very bold, very brazen. They don’t have respect for anybody’s life,” said Police Chief Danny Bowen.
Chief Bowen says the suspects led officers on a chase through Montgomery and Moore Counties before ditching the car, a shotgun and the AK-47.
He’s sending the guns off for fingerprints and to try to find out where they came from.
“Our best bet is for the community to step up and tell us what they know. If they don’t wanna be identified, we understand. We got a tip line that they can call,” said Chief Bowen.
That tipline number is 704-263-4778.
This started a mile from busy T.E. White Drive. Someone called police to report a Lexus shooting into a truck. The driver of that truck is not answering police questions.
Officer Evans says the worst part was calling his wife and daughter afterward.
“I want my wife to hear my voice before people start calling,” said Officer Evans. “So, yeah, that was hard.”
He says it’s time to stop these people before someone doesn’t get to make that call.
“Whoever was shooting at me had no regard for anyone’s safety. He didn’t care if his own mother was behind me,” said Officer Evans.
