In State v. Bagley, 183 N.C. App. 514, 526, 644 S.E.2d 615, 623 (2007), the defendant fired two bullets at the victim. One of the bullets struck the victim and traveled through his right leg. Id. After the shooting, the victim refused help from a passerby. Id. at 527, 644 S.E.2d at 624. He instead drove home, waited almost 30 minutes, and then asked a friend for a ride to the hospital because his leg hurt too much to drive. Id. On the way to the hospital, the victim changed his mind and went back to the scene of the shooting where he gave a statement to the police and sought treatment from a paramedic. Id. Later, at the hospital, the victim was examined, given pain medication, and released after two hours. Id. The victim suffered pain for two to three weeks after the shooting. Id., 644 S.E.2d at 623. The Court held that this evidence, when viewed in the light most favorable to the State, was sufficient to permit a jury to find that the victim was seriously injured and, therefore, the trial court properly denied the defendant's motion to dismiss. Id.