Two arrests were made in the Talortown shooting case, according to Moore County Sheriff Ronnie Fields.
Fields said deputies responded to the shooting in the 1200 block of Juniper Lake Road shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Sept. 1.
“Upon arrival, deputies located the victim, a 26-year-old male, who had sustained a gunshot wound to the lower leg,” said Fields in a news release on Sept. 3. “The victim was transported to Moore Regional Hospital for treatment.”
Arrest warrants were issued for 44-year-old Dectrek Barrett, of West End, after he fled the scene, said Fields.
“In the course of the investigation, sheriff’s detectives executed a search warrant at his residence, where they seized various controlled substances and firearms,” said Fields in another press release regarding Dectrek Barrett’s arrest on Sept. 10. “Barrett was arrested on warrants obtained in connection with the shooting and the drugs and firearms found in his home.”
During the investigation, Diamond Barrett, 30, of West End, “was also identified as being involved in the shooting” and arrested on Sept. 4.
Dectrek Barrett is facing charges of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, discharging a weapon into an occupied vehicle, possession with intent to sell and deliver a Schedule I controlled substance, felony possession of a Schedule I controlled substance, possession with intent to sell and deliver cocaine, felony possession of cocaine, possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, maintaining a vehicle or dwelling place for controlled substances, possession of a Schedule VI controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of a firearm by a felon.
He is being held under a 48-hour hold based on HB813.
Diamond Barrett is facing charges of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, discharging a weapon into an occupied vehicle, and communicating threats. She is being held on a $10,000 secured bond.
Fields said this was not a random act of violence; the suspects and victim knew each other.
Both suspects are due in court on Sept. 19 and are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Photo: Diamond Barrett (left) and Dectrek Barrett/Photo via Moore County Sheriff’s Office.
