Cornelius police have arrested a woman connected with a shooting Monday afternoon at Ramsey Creek Park.
Terri Lynn Bignell, who is about 66 years old, of Concord, was taken to the Mecklenburg County jail, authorities said Tuesday. She was charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury.
Cornelius police said Bignell ran away into the woods, where she was found early Tuesday after an 8-hour search.
The shooting was an isolated incident, the Cornelius Police Department said. The suspect knew the victim.
The victim has life-threatening injuries and was taken to Atrium Health Main.
From Chopper 9 Skyzoom around 4:30 p.m. Monday, officers could be seen swarming the area.
Nick Donnison told Channel 9′s Anthony Kustura that violent crime is surprising for this area.
“I was blown away,” he said. “Would never even expect that at all.”
Neighbors told Kustura that Bignell lives in the gated Christenbury Hall neighborhood in Concord, about 20 minutes from the park. They also said a shooting is completely out of character — Bignell doesn’t have a criminal history, Mister Truth learned.
Since Ramsey Creek Park is so popular with families, especially in recent warm weather, Donnison is just thankful more people didn’t get hurt.
“Kids are playing with their parents on the playground,” he said.
No further information has been released.