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LCSO: Man shot at relatives inside Leon County home

Man shot at relatives inside Leon County home
Posted at 11:05 AM, Feb 22, 2019
and last updated 2019-03-08 06:05:57-05

LEON COUNTY, Fla. (WTXL) — A man has been arrested and at least 10 guns have been seized after deputies responded to a home on Blountstown Highway Friday for a domestic shooting.

Friday morning, Leon County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a residence in the 5900 block of Blountstown Highway for a report of a shooting.

Once deputies arrived on scene, they found 29-year-old Christopher Brown outside his residence.

LCSO deputies and detectives were able to determine that during an argument, Brown pulled out a handgun, pointed it at relatives, and fired once into the residence.

Detectives continued the investigation by serving a search warrant on the residence. During the search, detectives found firearms, illegal drugs, and other items.

Brown was arrested and transported to the Leon County Detention Facility. He is being charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, firing a weapon into an occupied dwelling, ten counts of possession of a firearm of a convicted felon, trafficking in methamphetamine, grand theft of a firearm, possession of a bullet proof vest in the commission of certain crimes, cultivation of marijuana, possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony, maintaining a drug house and possession of drug paraphernalia.