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Arrest Made In Boone Home Break-In & Shooting

Last Updated on May 21, 2017 7:23 pm

*Boone Police Press Release*

On Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at approximately 9:37 PM, Boone Police responded to a reported home invasion at 195 Green Street.  Once on-scene, officers found a man suffering a non-life threatening gunshot wound.

As a result of the investigation into this incident, Austin Tyler Cotton, 21 years-of-age, of Sanford, NC, was charged with Misdemeanor Breaking and Entering.  He was taken before a Watauga County Magistrate where a $5000 unsecured bond was set pending a June 2, 2017, appearance in Watauga District Court.

Investigators and the District Attorney’s Office are continuing to collaborate on this investigation.

Austin Tyler Cotton  

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