A Tooele man was arrested and charged in connection with shots fired at an apartment complex on Sunday.
Darrell James Hadfield, 28, is charged with two counts of first-degree felony attempted murder, one count of second-degree felony possession of a dangerous weapon by a restricted person, two counts of third-degree felony aggravated assault, and two counts third-degree felony discharge of a firearm.
Tooele City police responded to Lake View Apartments after witnesses reported seeing a man get out of a white car and fire two shots at another man in the apartment’s parking lot, according to a probable cause statement. Witnesses also said the name “Hadfield” had been yelled during the altercation.
The victim left the scene and entered an apartment at the complex before leaving in a vehicle with two females, the statement said. While the responding officer processed the scene, the two females returned to the apartment and were questioned by police.
The women identified the man in the white car who fired the shots as Darrell “DJ” Hadfield, according to the statement. They also told police the victim and Hadfield had a verbal altercation before the shots were fired.
When police spoke with the victim, he said he was talking to a woman in Hadfield’s car prior to Hadfield exiting the driver’s side of the vehicle and firing two shots at him from a handgun, the statement said. The victim said he didn’t know why DJ was shooting at him.
Police tracked down Hadfield at his home and he refused to speak with officers, according to the statement. They received a warrant to search the home and found a handgun inside Hadfield’s room. He was arrested and booked into the Tooele County Detention Facility.
A female resident at the home where Hadfield was staying said that he had another handgun and that Hadfield told her he shot at another victim, the statement said. The other victim said that Hadfield called him outside and shot at him but was unsure why.
Hadfield is scheduled to make his initial appearance in 3rd District Court on Oct. 12 at 8:58 a.m. before Judge Robert Adkins.