Three men have been charged with felony breaking and entering into the Valero convenience store on Northwest Boulevard, according to a release from the Newton Police Department.

The incident "sent people running," according to statement from Greensboro Mayor Nancy Vaughan.

The evidence suggests “it was almost like an old western shootout,” Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson said.

Authorities arrested Joshua Lapree Padgett, 32, of Asheboro along with Greensboro residents Justin Jones, 21, and Nicole Angelina Newby, 27. All three were charged with first-degree murder.

Charlotte lawyer Chris Swecker, who spent much of his previous FBI career focused on drug cartels, says North Carolina has everything the Mexican cartels need to carry out their work.

"We have the markets. We have the population centers. We have the interstate network. We have the trucking infrastructure," Swecker said.

No one was injured in the incident.

The victim was transported to a local hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, police said.

The complaint alleges the DeJoy, from Greensboro, reimbursed political donations.

Police believe the two shootings are connected, but no arrests have been made. 

Experts say children that age don't have the mental capacity to understand the juvenile justice process and its consequences.