CRAWLEY- A man faces firearm-related charges after deputies investigated reports of shots fired near a residence on Pine Wood Drive in Crawley.
According to a criminal complaint, Greenbrier County Deputy T.R. Fullen and a West Virginia State Police trooper were dispatched to 269 Pine Wood Drive at about 8 p.m. Oct. 26. A caller told 911 that someone had fired five shots from the driveway toward the home, where five people, including four children, were inside. No shell casings were found during an initial search.
A 17-year-old resident told deputies that Zachary Null had texted beforehand that he was going to “shoot up her house,” the complaint states. Parker Vance later told investigators that he drove Null to the property. Vance said Null got out, pulled a pistol from his pocket and fired five shots into the air. Vance said he and another person ran back to the truck because they were frightened.
Deputies later located Null near an apartment in Lewisburg. The complaint says he ran from officers, crossing several properties and jumping four fences before he was arrested. A search of the apartment did not turn up a firearm.
During questioning, Null denied possessing or firing a gun, according to the complaint. He said another person in the vehicle had the firearm and described it as a 9 mm Springfield pistol. Investigators collected a gunshot-residue sample from Null’s hands and seized his cellphone. The complaint says investigators planned to seek a warrant to search the phone.
The complaint’s final page lists a felony charge of wanton endangerment involving a firearm and a misdemeanor charge under state law prohibiting the discharge of a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling. The complaint also says Null was initially taken to jail on an obstruction charge.
The investigation was ongoing, the complaint states.
All charges are allegations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
