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A shooting at a Charlotte motel prompted a homicide investigation after one person was found dead from gunshot wounds; suspect information has not been released.
Charlotte man Robert Lee Barringer was sentenced to 412 months in federal prison for the armed robbery of the Fish House North and shooting three people.
Deddrick Ray Ervin from Charlotte, a felon, was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for illegal possession of a firearm, followed by supervised release.
Charlotte man Chad Clay receives 151-month prison sentence for drug trafficking and illegal firearm possession.
A man from South Carolina has been sentenced to 13 years for multiple armed robberies, with law enforcement officials and the U.S. Attorney's Office confirming the sentencing and details of his crime spree.
Two former Piedmont High School students, Brendan Cranor and an unnamed 17-year-old, have been charged for break-ins at the school and nearby middle school.
Four individuals were charged after robbing postal workers at gunpoint in Greensboro and Charlotte, with one suspect accidentally shooting himself during the incidents.
One person dead after a shooting in Chester County, investigation underway by sheriff's office and SLED. Information on suspects and motives still unrevealed.
A 4-year-old boy drowned at the Cramer Mountain Club in Gaston County, with emergency efforts failing to revive him. No charges have been filed as police investigate.
A police vehicle hit and killed Sandra Schultz-Peters on a South Carolina beach, with officer LCpl. Julian Brown now on leave pending an investigation.
David Kuklentz, a 54-year-old Charlotte man, is missing in Ashe County; last seen near the Blue Ridge Parkway. His vehicle was found, and search efforts are underway.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police are investigating a fatal shooting of Michelle Lynn Schechter at an Econo Lodge in northwest Charlotte; no suspects are being sought currently.
A person was seriously injured in an early morning shooting on East Independence Boulevard in southeast Charlotte.
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