Six people, five adults and one juvenile, are behind bars after what started as a downtown Statesville fight spiraled into a roadside shooting last Thursday. Deputies say shots were fired into a nearby home on Branchwood Road, leaving the house struck by gunfire but, fortunately, no one hurt. Investigators recovered several shell casings while processing the scene and later stopped a vehicle they linked to the incident, hauling all six occupants off to jail with no bond set while charges are finalized.
How deputies say the arrests unfolded
Iredell County deputies say they responded to reports of gunfire on Branchwood Road, where a group in a vehicle allegedly opened fire on an occupied home before taking off. Witnesses told investigators the suspects left in a white BMW, and deputies later spotted a car matching that description near the intersection of Nixon Road and Shumaker Road. Officers pulled the vehicle over and detained five adults and one juvenile inside.
Deputies secured the home that was hit, spoke with witnesses and collected evidence, including multiple shell casings at the Branchwood Road scene. Those are the details deputies shared with reporters, according to WBTV.
Suspects named in booking records
Public booking listings for Iredell County show five adults identified as Jazzmane Cook, Maurisha Edwards, Fredrick Williams, Janiya Gonzalez and Anayja Edwards. A sixth suspect, a juvenile, is also listed as being taken into custody in connection with the same case, although that person is not publicly named.
The booking records are dated last Friday and indicate the adults were processed at the county detention facility after the traffic stop. The public roster includes the names and booking dates tied to the incident. Those details appear in the online Iredell County booking records.
Charges and next steps
All six suspects are facing multiple charges that include felony discharging a firearm into occupied property, felony assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, felony conspiracy and misdemeanor injury to personal property. Deputies say the adult suspects were also charged with misdemeanor contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and one person received an additional misdemeanor count for carrying a concealed weapon without a permit.
Court filings and arraignment dates were not yet posted publicly at the time of this report, and the six remain in custody without bond while investigators complete their work and prosecutors sort through the case. Deputies listed the current slate of charges, according to WBTV.
Investigation continuing; sheriff asks for tips
Investigators say they used witness statements to connect the Branchwood Road shooting back to the fight in downtown Statesville, and evidence technicians documented the scene and gathered multiple shell casings from outside the struck home. The Iredell County Sheriff's Office is keeping the case open and is asking anyone who saw the downtown altercation or the white BMW's movements to get in touch.
The sheriff's office posts official updates and contact information on its public channels, including a tip line for people who want to share information. Those resources are listed on the Iredell County Sheriff's Office newsroom and tip page.
Prosecutors will review the completed investigation and determine the final formal charges. This story will be updated as court dates and filings become available.
