RANDOLPH COUNTY – A Randolph County man was airlifted to a hospital after being shot during a fight Saturday.

Randolph County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to 716 Edwards Farm Road early Saturday morning in reference to an assault that was reported at the residence, authorities said.

The site is off N.C. 22 in the Ramseur area.

At the scene, deputies found Michael Thomas Gray, a 32-year-old Liberty man, with lacerations to his head and neck, according to the sheriff’s office.

A second victim, identified as Valentine Sesmas, was found with gunshot wounds to his legs from a shotgun and an injury to his head from a blunt object, deputies said.

Sesmas was identified by the sheriff’s office as a male in his mid-20s from the Ramseur area.

A preliminary investigation showed that Gray and Sesmas were at the Edwards Farm Road home Friday night and Saturday morning drinking alcohol with Chris Cockman, who resides there, according to sheriff’s Lt. Derrick Hill.

After hours of drinking alcohol, a fight occurred in which both men were injured, Hill said. Investigators did not disclose the circumstances surrounding how the injuries were inflicted or who was believed to have shot Sesmas, but did say an investigation was ongoing and that charges were pending.

Gray was treated at Randolph Hospital for minor, non-life-threatening injuries, deputies said.

Sesmas was airlifted to Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, where he underwent surgery for his leg injuries, deputies said. His condition was unavailable Saturday, but investigators said they expect him to recover.

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