A Tennessee man is facing multiple felony charges after police say he emerged from his ex-girlfriend’s bedroom closet with an AR-style rifle while she, her current boyfriend, and her five-year-old child were asleep.
The incident occurred Saturday night in Memphis.
According to local Action 5 news, the victims were awakened by Corwyn Winfield emerging from the closet. Winfield allegedly pointed the rifle at them, threatened to kill them, and told them not to move.
A struggle over the weapon ensued when the current boyfriend attempted to leave. During the fight, the rifle was discharged several times. Police say Winfield was shot in the arm, but not seriously hurt. A stray bullet traveled through a wall into an adjacent room where other kids were sleeping.
Winfield reportedly fled the scene but was later transported by private vehicle to a local hospital for treatment of his gunshot wound. Police confirmed that Winfield’s three children, all under the age of six, were inside the home during the shooting.
Winfield has been charged with two counts of aggravated assault, eight counts of reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon, aggravated child abuse, aggravated burglary, domestic assault, and employment of a firearm with the intent to commit a felony.
He is currently being held on a $400,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court today.
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