Gunman Opens Fire On Mobile Home In North Carolina, Killing Two

There was a shootout with authorities resulting in two dead in addition to the at a North Carolina mobile home park.

Reuters reports that alleged shooter Andrew Michaelis had argued with his wife prior to the incident. She took shelter at her father’s trailer at the Crystal Springs Mobile Home Park. Michaelis allegedly fired a semi-automatic weapon into the trailer, killing his father-in-law, Gary Simpson, and his 10-year-old grandson, Trekwan Covington.

According to Cumberland County Sheriff Earl “Moose” Butler, Michaelis returned to the scene after officials responded, and fired again, this time hitting a deputy. The suspect gave chase into the woods, and the ensuing gunfire left two deputies injured and the suspect dead.

By: Cheston Catalano

Cheston Catalano is a Kentucky-based journalist whose work has been featured in the Chattanooga Times Free Press and the Clarksville Leaf Chronicle. He is a long-time contributor to Liberaland.