Man Shot, Man Arrested After Shooting At Catawba County Dollar General Store

A man is in critical condition following a shooting at a Dollar General store on Oxford School Road in Catawba County on Saturday.

30-year old Dimario Juwughn Coulter of Catawba was arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, Town of Catawba Police Chief Brian D. Bixby said in a news release.

Investigators believe the shooting stemmed from an argument in the store’s parking lot.

Officers with Catawba Police Department and the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office responded to the shooting shortly before 1 p.m. on Saturday.

Law enforcement officers found an adult male suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

The victim, who’s name has not been revealed was taken to an area hospital and is reported to be in critical condition.

Photo: Catawba Police Department