A Martinsville man is being held without bond in connection with a shooting incident on Tuesday, April 4 at the Smith River Sports Complex, according to a release from the Henry County Sheriff’s Office.
The Martinsville-Henry County 911 Center received a call around 4:27 p.m. from a woman who reported she had been shot. Deputies from the Henry County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene and discovered a woman lying on the roadway to the event grounds, the release stated.Â
The woman, 35, suffered from multiple gunshot wounds. Deputies immediately began life-saving measures. The woman, who was alert and able to communicate with responding deputies, was airlifted to a Roanoke, Virginia, hospital for treatment of her injuries.Â
Through the course of the investigation, it was determined that this incident was domestic in nature. While at the Smith River Sports Complex, a man allegedly was inside a vehicle with a woman when a firearm was produced.
The woman sustained at least two gunshot wounds, one in the leg and chest, the release stated. The shooter allegedly fled the scene in a gray Ford Escape. A short time later, deputies located the vehicle parked on Carver Road.
Around 7 p.m., on Barrows Mill Road, Martinsville Police Department Officers arrested Calvin Edward Cabiness, 46, of 1018 Barrows Mill Road, Martinsville. He was charged with aggravated malicious wounding, use of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a violent convicted felon in connection with the incident.
Cabiness was taken into custody without incident. Â
Anyone having information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Henry County Sheriff’s Office at 276-638-8751 or Crimestoppers at 63-CRIME (632-7463). The Crimestoppers Program offers rewards up to $2,500 for information related to crime. The nature of the crime and the substance of the information determine the amount of reward paid.
