MATTHEWS, N.C. — Two brothers have been charged following a shooting that injured three people in a Matthews park on Sunday, police said.
The Matthews Police Department said a man was shot by his girlfriend's ex-husband and shot at by his girlfriend's ex-husband's brother at Windsor Park on Sunday around 12:15 p.m. The shooting happened after a domestic dispute regarding a child exchange in the parking lot of the park.
The victim and his girlfriend drove toward a local hospital as the suspects followed them before leaving the area. Police said both victims were treated for injuries and released from the hospital.
The shooting suspect, 20-year-old Michael McDonald, was found driving near the 7-Eleven gas station on E. Independence Boulevard near Matthews-Mint Hill Road, where he was treated for injuries to his arm. The suspect's brother and two children were also in the car at the time of the shooting, police said.
McDonald was arrested following the incident, police said. McDonald's brother, 20-year-old Christopher O'Bryan McDonald, was also arrested in connection to the shooting.
Both men are charged with attempted first-degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon with the intent to kill, felony conspiracy and discharge of a firearm in the town limits
Matthews police continue to investigate this incident. Charges are still pending.
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