NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) – New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office investigators say a homeowner under the influence believed four men broke into his home with shotguns on Monday, June 10.

Per the NHCSO, he borrowed a gun from a neighbor, went outside and fired several shots, one of which hit a nearby home. He lives at Gerome Place in Silver Lake.

According to arrest warrants, Leach reportedly knew Williams was pregnant when he killed her with a 9mm handgun. 

Another person was home at the time of the shooting. The car he stole was Williams’ 2006 Subaru Forester.

Nobody was hurt, and investigators never found any intruders.

The homeowner now faces charges in the incident.

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