PATRICK COUNTY, VA – A woman is in the hospital after she was shot in the head by her boyfriend early Monday morning, according to the Patrick County Sheriff’s Office.
Authorities were called at 2:24 a.m. for a domestic disturbance incident in the 500 block of Trent Store Lane.
A female caller indicated that Dustin Lee Lawson, 23, of Spencer, had shot into a vehicle at the residence.
Lawson was found in front of the residence wearing body armor and he surrendered when confronted by the deputies.
Deputies said they determined that Lawson's girlfriend was trying to leave with her 5-year-old child.
Lawson allegedly fired multiple rounds into her vehicle from both a rifle and a handgun in an attempt to keep them from leaving.
The female sustained a gunshot wound to the head and the child was not injured, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
The victim was airlifted to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem with non-life threatening injuries.
Multiple firearms were seized following the execution of a search warrant at the home.
The Virginia State Police processed the crime scene.
Lawson is facing the following charges:
Two counts of shooting into an occupied vehicle
Two counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony
Malicious wounding
Felony child endangerment
Wearing body armor while committing a violent offense
Carrying a concealed weapon
Lawson is being held without bond in the Patrick County Jail.