Gastonia, N.C. - January 12, 2022 - Officers from the Gastonia Police Department (GPD) have charged Colby Reymundo Allen, age 23, of Charlotte, with multiple criminal and traffic-related offenses related to Allen discharging a firearm at an intersection in Gastonia on January 11 and then fleeing from officers in a vehicle. Allen was arrested in Mecklenburg County with the assistance of additional law enforcement agencies.
At approximately 9:15 p.m. on January 11, GPD officers responded to a home on Sharon Lane after the resident of the home reported that a suspect had fired two shots at the house. After firing the shots, witnesses reported that the suspect fled the area in a vehicle. Witnesses provided a description of that vehicle to police.
A K-9 officer observed a vehicle matching the suspect’s vehicle description traveling on E. Ozark Avenue toward I-85. GPD officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the vehicle but the driver of the car refused to stop for police and eventually fled onto I-85 toward Mecklenburg County.
Additional law enforcement agencies responded to assist GPD with attempting to stop the suspect’s car. At approximately 9:49 p.m., the suspect was taken into custody by an assisting law enforcement agency after the suspect’s vehicle became disabled while trying to exit I-85 at Brookshire Boulevard in Mecklenburg County. The suspect, now identified as Allen, was turned over to the custody of GPD. A stolen handgun was located inside Allen’s car.
Allen was charged with assault with a deadly weapon, discharging a firearm in the City limits, stalking, possessing a stolen firearm, and multiple traffic-related offenses. He is being held without bond.
