FAYETTEVILLE — Police say a 3 a.m. domestic disturbance reported Friday in an apartment on Whitham Avenue escalated into an incident where shots were fired through the walls and into a neighboring apartment.
According to a police report, Thomas Martin Bemberg, 32, of Fayetteville, was arrested Friday on a warrant for aggravated assault on a family or household member and also in connection with committing a terroristic act. Police say his bond was set at $25,000.
Officers were sent to 341 N. Whitham Ave, Apt. 3B8, after a report of a shooting. The preliminary report indicated Bemberg’s girlfriend lived in the apartment.
According to the report, after the officers arrived they heard five shots fired from inside the apartment. After the standoff, officers found six bullet casings in the apartment and bullet holes in the walls and ceiling of the apartment. Some of the bullets fired entered a neighboring apartment where the resident was sleeping. police said.
“We had a situation where are a man and a woman were involved in a domestic situation, and from there some shots were fired,” Sgt. Anthony Murphy, spokesman for the Fayetteville Police Department, said around 10 a.m. Friday. “The woman got out of the apartment, and the man stayed inside. We backed off and are working with his family to try and get him the services he needs.”
Steve Harrison with Central Emergency Medical Services said no one at the scene required medical attention.
Officers were spent several hours working with members of Bemberg’s family trying to persuade Bemberg to surrender. He was taken into custody around 11 a.m., Murphy said.