MOORESVILLE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – Two young men from Charlotte armed with three guns were arrested following an incident outside an apartment complex in Mooresville, Mooresville Police said on Monday.

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Officers responded to calls regarding the incident on Monday morning around 6 a.m. at Stoencreek Apartments on Timber Road. Two men with a pistol grip shotgun were observed sitting in a vehicle in the complex parking lot and a handgun was also observed on the ground, according to the police report.

When approached, the passenger tried to flee on foot, dropping what was later determined to be a stolen handgun, along the way.

Both men were arrested. 24-year-old Charlotte resident Kory Stinson faces charges including gun possession as a felon while 22-year-old Charlotte resident Bronta Crittenden faces charges including stolen gun possession.