An 18-year-old Lewes man faces weapons charges after police say he shot at his nephews in June.

Police had been searching for Jhareed Ayers since June 25 when he shot a round from a sawed-off shotgun at his three nephews – two of them 17 and one 13 – while they stood outside of a home in the 30000 block of Pinetown Road, said Master Cpl. Melissa Jaffe of the Delaware State Police.

There were three bystanders, ages, 9, 63 and 70, when the shot was fired, and Ayers fled the scene. Jaffe said police learned there was an ongoing issue between Ayers and his nephews. No one was injured during the shooting, she said.

On July 25, Jaffe said, police saw Ayers on Pinetown Road at 4:33 p.m. and took him into custody without incident.

Ayers was charged with possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, possession of a firearm within 10 years of prior conviction of a felony, possession of a firearm or ammunition by a person prohibited, six counts of second-degree reckless endangering and resisting arrest. He was arraigned before the Justice of the Peace Court 3 and committed to the Sussex Correctional Institution in default of $10,000 secured bond.