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Woman found dead in car; suspect found dead from self-inflicted gunshot wound in North Carolina
BATTLEBORO, N.C. (WNCT) — Deputies with the Nash County Sheriff’s Office responded to Jamie Road Sunday to assist the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office in finding a suspect from a shooting. The suspect’s vehicle was seen in a driveway on Jamie Road with a dead woman in the back seat. Law enforcement then said they heard […]
Tobacco farmers facing hard losses: ‘Once the rains came, it never stopped’
It was before sunrise Wednesday and workers were in the field on foot pulling leaves off waterlogged tobacco plants for Barnes Farms. “On Sunday, we put in 11 barns. I have never put in a barn in my life on Sunday until this past Sunday,” said Brooks Barnes. “We worked from sun up to sun down. We are going to […] The post Tobacco farmers facing hard losses: ‘Once the rains came, it never stopped’ first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Man shot 4 people, including 6-year-old girl and her mother, before killing himself, NC deputies say
WILSON COUNTY, N.C. — A 6-year-old child is in critical condition and her mother is dead after a domestic violence attack that spanned two counties on Sunday morning. Law enforcement officers said Daquan Marcato Jones, 32, of Rocky Mount, shot four people – a mother, her child, another woman and a man – before dawn at a home on Weavers Circle in Sharpsburg.
3 seriously injured, at least 2 killed in shooting in Wilson County
Two people are dead, and three people -- including a six-year-old -- were seriously injured after a shooting Sunday morning in Wilson County.It happened at 5 a.m. on the 400 block of Weaver Circle in Sharpsburg.When authorities arrived at the scene, they found 27-year-old Makyah Page and 30-year-old Devonte Ricks suffering from gunshot wounds. Both were taken to Vidant Hospital. Page is recovering while Ricks is in critical but stable condition.Wilson County Sheriff's Office said they were friends of the shooting suspect Daquan Marcato Jones, 32, of Rocky Mount who fled the scene with his 27-year-old girlfriend Kiera Massenburg and...
Deputies: Man shot 4 people, including 6-year-old daughter and girlfriend, before turning gun on himself
BATTLEBORO, N.C. — A man shot his 6-year-old daughter, his girlfriend and their two friends on Sunday before turning the gun on himself, according to the Wilson County Sheriff's Office. Deputies said Daquan Marcato Jones, 32, of Rocky Mount, shot his girlfriend, Kiera Massenburg, 27; their child, Zoey Jones,...
4 people shot, including child, in Sharpsburg murder-suicide
The Wilson County Sheriff’s Office says it’s investigating a murder-suicide in Sharpsburg that involved four gunshot victims, including a 6-year-old girl. One woman was killed and another woman, a man and the child were shot. Authorities say the alleged shooter took his own life. None of the victims had been identified Sunday afternoon. Wilson County deputies and officers with the […] The post 4 people shot, including child, in Sharpsburg murder-suicide first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
UPDATE: Nash County provides more details on murder-suicide case
WILSON/ NASH COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - More details are being released on a murder-suicide investigation that is spanning two counties. Sunday, the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office says deputies and Sharpsburg police got a call around 5 a.m. to 141 Weaver Circle for multiple gunshot victims. When they arrived, they...
1 dead, 6-year-old child among 3 wounded before man kills himself, Wilson County deputies say
SHARPSBURG, N.C. (WNCN) — A 6-year-old child was wounded in a murder-suicide in Wilson County early Sunday morning, officials said. The incident was first reported around 5 a.m. at 141 Weaver Circle in Sharpsburg, according to a news release from the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office. When officers arrived,...
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