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Eight people have been arrested in connection with a mass shooting that killed one person and injured 11 others in Catawba County on June 1, investigators said. The arrest of the final suspect being sought was announced early Friday morning.  

The Catawba County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday that Garon Nathaniel Killian was charged with one count of attempted first-degree murder in connection with the case. He remains in jail under a $200,000 bond. Killian was also arrested for his alleged role in shooting into a crowd in a parking lot in April. On Thursday, a judge revoked Killian's bond in that case, which had already drawn the ire of law enforcement officials, who called it "infuriating" that someone with his violent history was out of jail to begin with. 

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One person was killed and 11 people were injured in a shooting at a house party in Catawba County.

Three people have been arrested in connection with the shooting, while two others remain wanted. Additional arrests are expected.

Garon Nathaniel Killian, 20, of Lenoir, was charged with one count of attempted first-degree murder, the sheriff's office announced on Tuesday. He was given a $200,000 bond in a Wednesday court hearing.

On Wednesday, authorities announced that more suspects were charged. Ke'andre O'Neal Mack, 19, and Toland Huff Jr. are charged with attempted first-degree murder. Raekwon Malik Craig, 21, and Patrick Lee Tolbert, 22, are charged with aiding and abetting a person under 21 years of age by allowing the possession of alcoholic beverages. Officials say these charges are connected to Craig and Tolbert planning the party where the shooting happened.

Craig and Tolbert were arrested on Wednesday. Mack and Huff remain wanted.

Since the shooting on Sunday, investigators have said they believe there were multiple shooters. 

The deadly shooting happened at around 12:45 a.m. Sunday at 1125 Walnut Acres Drive in the Mountain View area of southwest Catawba County.  

One person remains hospitalized after a mass shooting in North Carolina on Sunday, the FBI field office in Charlotte confirmed on Tuesday. All the other individuals hospitalized have been released.

Tuesday evening, the sheriff's office said 20-year-old Garon Nathaniel Killian of Lenoir was taken into custody, charged with one count of attempted first-degree murder. He remains in jail under no bond, with a first court appearance set for Wednesday.

Killian was previously arrested in Hickory for another shooting. Police said he and another person reportedly fired into a crowd in a parking lot near a Chuck E. Cheese franchise in April 2025.

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One person is dead and 11 others were hurt in a mass shooting early Sunday morning near Hickory, the Catawba County Sheriff's Office said. The deadly shooting happened at around 12:45 a.m. Sunday morning. Authorities found 12 gunshot victims at 1125 Walnut Acres Drive in the Mountain View area of southwest Catawba County.  

Deputies believe more than one suspect was involved in the shooting. Authorities are asking people who live in the area of Highway 127, Huffman Farm Road, and Pittstown Road to send camera footage to the Catawba County Sheriff's Office or the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The FBI  is offering a $15,000 reward for information leading to the identity, arrest and prosecution of the suspect or suspects in the mass shooting, authorities announced on Monday. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Catawba County Sheriff's Office at 828-464-3112 or upload video and photos to a newly established FBI website.

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One person is dead and 11 others were hurt in a mass shooting early Sunday morning near Hickory, the Catawba County Sheriff's Office said.

The deadly shooting happened at around 12:45 a.m. Sunday morning. Authorities found 12 gunshot victims at 1125 Walnut Acres Drive in the Mountain View area of southwest Catawba County.  

One person has died, while another remains in critical condition, officials said. The deceased victim was identified as Shawn Hood, 58. Hood's family has been notified of his death. He was a resident of Lenoir.

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The principal of Ardrey Kell High School has been suspended with pay for nearly a month without public explanation, prompting angry demands from parents for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to provide transparency about the personnel action.

Jamie Brooks, who has led the south Charlotte school since 2008, was suspended on May 2 according to district records obtained through a public records request. School officials have provided no information to parents, students or staff about the reason for her removal or when she might return.

The silence has sharply divided the school community during the final weeks of the academic year, with some parents defending Brooks as a dedicated advocate while others view the suspension as overdue action on longstanding concerns.

"I am extremely upset with the way that CMS has handled this situation. When you remove our principal and you don't tell us for three weeks, that is very suspicious," Kelly Ludwick, a parent who supports Brooks, said.

Other parents welcomed news of the suspension, citing unspecified issues under Brooks' leadership.

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Charlotte City Council member Tiawana Brown has consistently reiterated she will not resign after a federal indictment on charges of COVID-19 relief fraud. 

But if she is convicted, she might have to. A felony conviction, under the state constitution, would mean she is disqualified from office. Brown does have a prior fraud conviction from the 1990s, but it was expunged, which is why she is eligible now.

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Charlotte City Council member Tiawana Brown and her two daughters were indicted Thursday on federal charges for allegedly defrauding COVID-19 relief programs to obtain more than $124,000 in pandemic aid.  

According to a release provided by the Department of Justice, Brown and her two daughters are charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud. WCNC Charlotte confirmed one of those loans, more than $20,000, was forgiven through the Paycheck Protection Program for a business Brown said she owned. 

Brown released a statement Thursday morning, saying the alleged events happened years ago and have nothing to do with her time on city council. 

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