Siler City man arrested for attempted murder

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SILER CITY — A Siler City man is facing multiple felony charges, including attempted murder, after a shooting incident Tuesday.

Bryan Headen, 54, of Siler City, has been charged with felony attempted first-degree murder, felony shooting into an occupied vehicle and felony assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury with intent to kill.

Members of the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office responded Tuesday to a shooting incident on Fairfax Street in Siler City, where deputies discovered a single male victim on scene suffering from, according to a sheriff’s office press release, “a potentially fatal gunshot wound.” The victim stayed in critical condition until Wednesday morning, when his medical status was changed to stable.

Investigators charged Headen in connection with the shooting and placed under a $400,000 secured bond. He is scheduled to appear August 12 in Chatham County District Court in Pittsboro.