RFP Staff
Update: Keith Daniel Litaker arrested Wednesday Afternoon. Under a secured $50,000 dollar bond, Litaker is now in the Rowan County Detention Center.
♦ A manhunt is on for convicted felon Keith Daniel Litaker, 45, from Salisbury, for the tuesday night shooting of Gotti Pacino Litaker, 25, at a relative’s house on 354 Litaker Road in Mt. Ulla. Gotti Pacino Litaker was gut shot, bleeding profusely, and suffered from labored breathing when Rowan County Sheriff’s deputies cautiously entered the shooting house. Keith Litaker already fled the house through the backdoor.
After receiving emergency care at the scene, Gotti Pacino Litaker was airlifted to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. As of two hours ago he is said to still be alive and had been in surgery. Gotti’s condition has not yet released.
According to witnesses at the Mt. Ulla house Keith and Gotti, allegedly hanging out and drinking most of the day, got into a heated argument when Keith allegedly pulled out a handgun and shot him. Gotti is said to be Keith’s cousin. Witnesses said they heard multiple shots coming from the house, but only a single shell casing was found on the floor near the wounded man.
The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office has warrants Keith Daniel Litaker’s arrest on the charges of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury with intent to kill (felony).
Keith Daniel Litaker’s Previous Record:
If anyone knows the whereabouts of Keith Daniel Litaker, considered armed and dangerous, please call the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office at 704-216-8700 or contact Salisbury-Rowan Crime Stoppers at 1-866-639-5245.
**This article will be updated as more information arrives.**
Keith Daniel Litaker:
