CABARRUS COUNTY, N.C. — A Concord man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of his wife, according to the police department.
On April 19, police responded to reports of a person with a gunshot wound on Princess Avenue SW.
At the scene, 65-year-old Miriam Renee Blue-Hopkins was found deceased from an apparent gunshot wound.
Her husband, 67-year-old Michael Hopkins, was then arrested and charged with second-degree murder.
Police believe the couple were involved in a domestic dispute when the shooting occurred. Hopkins is being held in Cabarrus County jail under a $1 million bond.
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