Man charged with attempted murder after firing at police during standoff, CMPD says

This story was updated Thursday, June 3.

Police arrested a 34-year-old man on attempted-murder and other charges after shots were fired at officers during a standoff in southwest Charlotte on Wednesday.

Antoine Debold is accused of firing “several rounds” at officers as he barricaded himself in an apartment before surrendering Wednesday afternoon, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said

Debold was evaluated at Carolinas Medical Center before investigators interviewed him at police headquarters. He was charged with three counts each of attempted murder and assault on a law enforcement officer with a firearm, and a count each of assault on a female and possession of firearm by a felon, police said Thursday.

Debold was on parole for criminal possession of a firearm in New York, police said.

Police said officers had responded to a domestic disturbance in the 13500 block of Little Abbey Lane at about 1:45 p.m.

“As officers knocked on the door and announced themselves, a suspect inside the residence discharged several rounds from a weapon at them,” according to a CMPD news release. “Officers immediately retreated to safety and began to evacuate surrounding apartments.”

The suspect continued to fire more rounds, police said.

When the person refused to leave the apartment, a SWAT team was called in, police said.

“After speaking with negotiators, the suspect peacefully surrendered to SWAT officers shortly after 4 p.m.,” according to the CMPD release.

No officers were shot or fired their weapons, CMPD Major Alex Watson told reporters at the scene.

The suspect’s name will be released when he is formally charged, police said.

At 4 p.m., the police SWAT team reported that its officers were “working to negotiate a peaceful resolution” to the incident in the Steele Creek area. A half-hour later, police said the standoff ended.

Images from Observer news partner WBTV’s helicopter showed a large police presence at the complex behind the Steelecroft shopping center near South Tryon Street and Steele Creek Road.

CMPD temporarily closed South Tryon and Steelecroft Parkway.

Management at the Bexley apartments, where the standoff occurred, did not immediately return a phone message by The Charlotte Observer.

This story was originally published June 2, 2021 at 3:23 PM.