A North Carolina man accused in a series of shootings that left three people dead was arrested after the son of two victims \u2014 an elderly couple gunned down in their home \u2014 held him at gunpoint until authorities arrived, a sheriff said Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere would have been additional victims had a family member of the victims not intervened,\u201d Pitt County Sheriff Paula Dance told reporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A search warrant revealed the suspect, David Lever, 55, had at least 50 firearms in his home, Dance said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many more guns were discovered in the van Lever is alleged to have driven Friday around Greenville, southeast of Raleigh, opening fire at four scenes, Dance said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The sheriff\u2019s office identified the victims as Anthony Gribble, 80; Paula Gribble, 76; and Enrique Reyes, 64.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lever is expected to be charged with three counts of murder, the sheriff\u2019s office said. During an initial court appearance Monday, Lever used an expletive to describe the district judge overseeing his case, NBC affiliate WITN of Greenville reported<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n He was ordered held without bond and appointed a public defender, the station reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A possible motive remains unclear, Dance said, and authorities are investigating possible connections between Lever and the victims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Reyes is believed to have been fatally shot first, Dance said. He was found dead at his home after a 911 caller reported seeing a man lying in a driveway west of Greenville at 3:35 p.m., Dance said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n