WPD: Victim shoots man armed with machete in self-defense
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A man has been arrested in connection to a shooting that happened in the Hillcrest community earlier this month.
Michael Melvyn Miller, 44, was arrested on Monday.
According to Wilmington police, Miller was armed with a machete when he approached the 24-year-old man and stole his gun. Police say there then was a struggle, leading Miller to grab a woman who was standing nearby and hold the machete to her neck. The altercation ended with the man shooting Miller in self-defense, police add. The man was taken into custody the night of the shooting and released that same night, once officers learned what had happened.
Miller’s charges include:
Robbery w/dangerous weapon
Assault WDW with intent to hill
Assault WDW with intent to hill
1st degree kidnapping
Assault w/deadly weapon
Possession of firearm by felon
Assault w/deadly weapon
Possession of firearm by felon
Miller is being held under a $200,000 secured bond.
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