Man charged with taking weapons from scene of Oak Mountain Road shooting – Salisbury Post

A 24-year-old man was arrested and charged in connection with the shooting death of a teenager on Oak Mountain Road on Sept. 8, the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office said, but he is not charged with murder.

On Friday, September 13, at approximately 3:55 p.m., investigators arrested Adrian Nicholas Romero-Mandujano in connection with the double shooting that injured another victim, but he is not charged with the actual murder.

One of the victims, 19-year-old Rafael Varela Angeles, later succumbed to his injuries while being treated at Presbyterian Medical Center in Charlotte.

Romero-Mandujano was charged with destruction of evidence for fleeing the scene with an AR-15 rifle and a pistol. After his arrest, he was released on $2,500 bail.

The shooting was reported at around 8:53 p.m. on Sunday, September 8, during a cancer fundraiser at an outdoor event center on Oak Mountain.

Officers found Angeles lying on the ground with a gunshot wound while other bystanders rendered aid to him. One officer, a former firefighter and paramedic, began life-saving aid to Angeles and he was flown by helicopter to a hospital in Charlotte, but did not survive.

Once on scene, officers learned that there was another victim who had been transported by a private citizen.
Vehicle to Novant Health Rowan Medical Center. The victim has been listed in stable condition since then.

The investigation is ongoing and detectives are working to identify the shooter in this incident.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Lt. Ryan Barkley with the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office.
Office at 704-216-8711, or you can call Rowan County Crime Stoppers at 1-866-639-JAIL (5245).