BY KYLE LOVERN
MOUNTAIN CITIZEN

WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — A 24-year-old man was arrested Wednesday afternoon in the city limits for shooting out of a car and hitting houses and vehicles, according to the Williamson Police Department.

According to Williamson Police Chief J.C. Dotson, police were alerted to someone shooting out of a vehicle on Vinson Street in Williamson at around 3:15 p.m.

Chief Dotson said the individual was firing shots from an older model Chevy Impala. Thankfully, the police chief said the shots never hit anyone, but they did strike houses and parked vehicles.

Isaiah Robinson was arrested without incident, according to Dotson. He said that Robinson admitted to firing the shots.

Police found two types of weapons, both with maximum-capacity magazines, Dotson said.

Robinson is being charged with brandishing a weapon, wanton endangerment and shooting within 500 feet of a dwelling, according to the police report. He was lodged at the Southwestern Regional Jail at Holden.

The Williamson Police Department, the West Virginia State Police and the Mingo County Sheriff’s Office all responded to the shots fired, according to Dotson.