Martinsville Police officers charged a Martinsville man in connection with an alleged incident on April 8.
Anthony Eugene Moore, 36, of 515 Armstead Ave., was arrested April 13, charged with shooting into an occupied vehicle, possess firearm by a violent felon, reckless handling of a firearm, and discharge a firearm within the City of Martinsville.
On April 8, 2021 at approximately 6:15 p.m., city authorities received a call that a fight that was in progress, with shots fired in the area of Armstead Ave.
A short time after the 911 call, victims in the alleged incident came to the police department to report that they had been shot at on Armstead Ave. There were no injuries, however a vehicle was struck several times by gunfire.
Moore is being held without bond in the Martinsville City Jail.
The case remains under investigation. Anyone with information regarding this crime is asked to contact Lt. Sandy Hines at 276-403-5328 or Crime Stoppers at 276-632-7463. Information that leads to the arrest and conviction of suspect(s) in this case is eligible for up to $2,500 in reward money.
