HICKORY, N.C. — One man is dead after a shooting in Hickory on Monday night, police said.
The Hickory Police Department told Channel 9′s Dave Faherty it was investigating the shooting at an apartment along 5th Street SE.
Police said around 7 p.m. they received a 911 call from a man who said he had shot his roommate.
At the scene, police said they found Alejandro Edward Ricker, 29, inside the apartment suffering from a gunshot wound. Ricker died at the scene, police said.
Shaun Patrick Duncan, 40, was identified by police as the believed suspect and the 911 caller. He was taken into custody, police said.
Breaking Catawba Co- police in Hickory are on the scene of a deadly shooting along 5th Street SE. One person is in custody. Watch channel 9 for updates on this developing story. pic.twitter.com/1o7U8iLUhl
— Dave Faherty (@FahertyWSOC9) October 18, 2022
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Hickory Police Department at 828-328-5551.
Catawba County- just checked the jail website and Shaun Duncan has been charged with murder in connection with the shooting death along 5th Street in SE Hickory. pic.twitter.com/HZL87n8lxT
— Dave Faherty (@FahertyWSOC9) October 18, 2022
This is a developing story. Check wsoctv.com for updates.
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