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Man dead, child hurt after shooting in Salisbury

SALISBURY, N.C. — An 80-year-old man died and a child was hurt in a shooting in Salisbury early Saturday morning, police said.

Crews arrived at a home on Rowan Mill Road around 5:30 a.m. where there were reports of shots fired. Police the victim, 80-year-old Charles William, died at the scene.

Police later found out a child arrived at a nearby hospital with gunshot wounds related to the original shooting. The child was transferred to another hospital and is currently in critical condition at a local ICU.

No one has been arrested but police said this was not a random shooting.

Anyone who has information on the shooting is asked to call police.


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