The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office is reporting an incident that occurred on Minniear Court in Stafford County involving multiple individuals with one subject shot.

On July 26, 2015 at 5:15 pm numerous patrol units responded to 8 Minniear Court for a Shooting of a Person call. When deputies arrived on scene they found Timothy James Phelps, age 31, suffering an apparent gunshot wound to the leg. He was immediately transported to a local hospital and sent to surgery.

Through an intensive preliminary investigation involving members of the Patrol Division, Criminal Investigations Unit and Telecommunicators from the Emergency Communications Center it has been established that Timothy Phelps accused a female staying temporarily at his residence of stealing items from his bedroom. When the female returned to the residence, in the company of several of her friends, an argument ensued. After a brief physical altercation involving Mr. Phelps and a male friend of the accused female, Mr. Phelps went back into his residence, retrieved a shotgun and approached the same group of individuals who were getting into their vehicle to leave the scene. A fight once again began with Mr. Phelps pointing the shotgun at a male subject. A struggle began with the shotgun and Mr. Phelps was shot in the leg. At that point a second subject, Brian Kevin Blair, age 20, of no fixed address, an associate of Timothy Phelps, grabbed the shotgun and fired a shot at the now moving vehicle of the other parties involved in this incident, missing the vehicle and hitting a nearby residence. Fortunately, no one in the occupied residence was hurt during this shooting.

Timothy James Phelps, age 31 of 8 Minniear Court is facing charges of Convicted Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Malicious Wounding and Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony. Timothy Phelps will be formally served the charges when he is medically ready.

Brian Kevin Blair age 20, of no fixed address is currently at large and is wanted. He is facing charges of Convicted Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony, Shooting at a Moving Vehicle and Shooting at an Occupied Dwelling.

Anyone who has any information to the location of Brian Kevin Blair are asked to contact the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office at 540-658-4400, Stafford Crime Solvers at 540-659-2020 (callers may remain anonymous) or TEXT “Stafford” + your tip to CRIMES (274637).

This is an ongoing active investigation and no additional information is available at this time.