Theobegi Levier: Shooting suspect considered by police as armed and dangerous.

Alleged salesman shot in Saturday night dope deal gone bad

At-large suspect "armed and dangerous"

Police are looking for the suspected shooter in a Saturday night dope deal gone bad.
Theobegi Levier is wanted for attempted first degree murder. The alleged victim was shot in the neck, treated at a hospital and released.
A third person involved is charged with being a principal to attempted first degree murder and to attempted armed robbery.
The shooting occurred shortly before midnight on West Peach Street.
According to police records, Levier and Kamal Mott, 21, of 139 Dora Lane drove to meet the victim after Mott ordered $500 worth of marijuana from the victim.
Records indicate that after Mott made the deal arrangements, Levier called him to ask for a ride from 24/7 truck stop casino to his home.
After Mott picked up Levier, the marijuana salesman called Mott to tell him to hurry up.
Levier allegedly overhead the transaction details from his place in the back seat of Mott’s vehicle and told Mott he wanted to ride along and buy some dope also.
When the victim got into Mott’s vehicle to do the deal Mott drove around the block, then Levier allegedly grabbed the dealer from the back seat and as he turned Levier allegedly shot him. Subsequently, police learned the bullet traveled through the back of the victim’s head and exited. It shattered the passenger window as it exited the vehicle.
Mott told police that Levier then screamed at him to drive away. Mott told police he didn’t know until the shooting that Levier had a gun and did not know his intentions.
Responding detectives located Mott outside his Dora Lane residence. He fled on foot but was later captured.
Mott is charged with principal to attempted first degree murder and principal to armed robbery.

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