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Rahmel Gray, 20, of Pink Hill, NC and Tysheek Gray, 22, also of Pink Hill are facing charges in connection to an alleged shooting on College Street in Kinston on Thursday.
Warrants were taken out Friday for shooting into an occupied dwelling and possession of a firearm by a felon, according to a news release.
Officers responded to a call of shots fired in the area of college street and they discovered shell cases on the 900 block of College Street.
Rahmel Gray was taken into custody at his residence with the assistance of the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Department on Friday but at this time, officers have been unable to locate Tysheek Gray.
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North Carolina Sen. Jim Perry was appointed recently as co-chairman of the senate select committee on storm-related river debris and damage. The committee’s purpose is to increase resiliency and mitigate damage from future flood and storm events.
“I’m thankful that Sen. Berger and my colleagues appreciate the issues created by storm debris in Eastern North Carolina, Perry said in a statement. “Our first meeting will be in April, where we will have the latest information from the NC Policy Collaboratory, the Division of Mitigation Services, the Division of Soil and Water, and others.”
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Ja Quan Sutton, 22, of Kinston was charged with obstruction of justice charges related to multiple calls of shots fired in Kinston Thursday afternoon.
Officers arrived in the area of Charlotte Ave and Dixon street and located several shell casings in the roadway but no injuries or property damage was reported, according to a news release.
The Kinston Police Department places the highest priority on investigating crimes of violence perpetrated in our city. We will investigate such cases with no compromise for crime, and continue to seek assistance from the community we proudly serve. If anyone has information about this incident, please call the Kinston Police Department’s Tips Line at 252-939-4020 or Lenoir County Crime Stoppers at 252-523-4444. Calls to Crime Stoppers are confidential and anonymous, and the caller may be eligible for a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest.
An early morning shooting Sunday resulted in one fatality and another in the hospital.
Around 3:33 a.m., Kinston Police responded to the area of 2210 Old Snow Hill Road to reports of shots fired. While officers arrived they were advised that two gunshot victims had shown up at UNC Lenoir, according to a news release.
Officers arrived at UNC Lenoir and found emergency personnel actively working on both individuals.
The first victim, identified as Jerome Gadson, age 36 of Kinston, NC died as a result of his injuries. The second victim, a 36-year-old male was later transported to Vidant Medical Center in Greenville for his injuries, according to the release.