WILMINGTON, N.C. (WRMT) — On Thursday, Jan. 25, a man from Leland was sentenced in connection to a 2022 Wilmington funeral home shooting case, according to the United States Department of Justice.
Charles Gilbert Green, 29, was sentenced to 232 months (19 years and four months) in federal prison on drug trafficking and firearm charges “after he was identified and confirmed to be the shooter who fired multiple shots in broad daylight near a Wilmington funeral home,” according to the DOJ.
“One person was injured in the shooting. On September 12, 2023,” the DOJ release states.
The DOJ released details from the case, stating the following:
According to court documents and other information presented in court, on April 2, 2022, at approximately 1:30 p.m. officers with the Wilmington Police Department were dispatched to the area of 6th and Red Cross Streets after receiving a ShotSpotter alert and multiple 911 calls about shots fired. Upon arrival, officers located one person suffering from multiple gunshot wounds and he was immediately transported to the hospital where he received treatment and recovered from his injuries. During their investigation, officers located almost a dozen fired shell casings. Officers were able to locate security camera footage which showed Charles Green firing multiple shots from the southeast corner of Red Cross Street towards a group of individuals standing near the funeral home and then get into a white Ford Flex and flee the scene.
After reviewing the video from the shooting and hearing evidence, the court found Mr. Green used a firearm in an attempted murder, which resulted in serious bodily injury to the victim. At the time of the shooting, Mr. Green was a convicted felon and was prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition. Mr. Green has prior convictions for assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury, common law robbery, assault inflicting serious injury, resisting a public officer, and possession with intent to sell or deliver marijuana.
Members of the Brunswick County Vice and Narcotics Unit received information that a man that went by “CJ” was distributing narcotics in Leland. Law enforcement was able to identify “CJ” as Charles Gilbert Green, and then utilize a confidential informant to conduct controlled purchases of cocaine base (crack) from Green.
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