19-year-old man killed in shooting, Statesville police say

STATESVILLE, N.C. — A 19-year-old man died Monday after a shooting that happened during the early hours of Monday morning, Statesville police said.

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Officers responded to Fifth Street and New Bern Avenue at about 1:20 a.m. after a shots-fired call.

Officers got to the scene and were told a victim was taken to Iredell Memorial Hospital, before being transferred to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

Officials at Iredell Memorial Hospital told the Statesville Police Department that a second shooting victim, Kareen Jabbar Stevenson, Jr., of Statesville, got to the hospital but died after being shot.

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