Fired Employee Convicted of Shooting Boss

     Sept. 23, 2021 – A man who shot and critically wounded his boss hours after being fired from his job last year was convicted Wednesday of attempted first-degree murder, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

   A Criminal Court jury also convicted defendant Kevin D. Owens, 24, of employment of a firearm with intent to commit a dangerous felony. He will be sentenced Oct. 26 by Judge Chris Craft.

   The incident occurred on April 30, 2020, at the victim’s apartment on Meadow Glade Cove in Raleigh where Owens confronted his boss who had just fired him from his job at a Burger King.

   During the argument, Owens pulled a handgun and shot the victim in the arm pit, the buttocks, the hip and the wrist. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition, but was able to identify Owens as his attacker.

   The case was handled by Asst. Dist. Attys. Jamie Kidd and Abby Wallace of the District Attorney’s Special Prosecution Unit which seeks maximum sentencing for repeat felony offenders.

    Owens was on probation for a 2016 robbery conviction.