The shooting happened late on Wednesday night in Hickory, North Carolina
Seven-year-old Zakylen Greylen Harris was killed after being shot in the neck
The incident is being investigated as a possible road rage incident
Zakylen s two younger brothers, who were in the car, were not injured
Douglas Mason Wilson, 23, is charged with first-degree murder and is being held without bond following his arrest on Thursday night
Hickory Police Chief Thurman Whisnant speaks a news conference Friday.
HICKORY A North Carolina man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of a 7-year-old boy who was fatally struck while riding in a car with his mother in Hickory earlier this week.
Hickory Police Department Zakylen Greylen Harris, 7, was shot to death while riding in a car with his mother Wednesday night in Hickory, police said.
Douglas Mason Wilson, a 23-year-old from Claremont, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder related to the Wednesday night killing of Zakylen Harris, the Hickory Daily Record reported, citing court documents. Wilson was also charged with possession of marijuana.
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Facebook Hickory Police Chief Thurman Whisnant provides an update Thursday after a 7-year-old was shot and killed in the city Wednesday night.
Updated 12:46 p.m.
Hickory police say a 7-year-old was shot and killed while riding in a car with his mother and siblings Wednesday night. Officers said Thursday they re investigating whether the shooting was a case of road rage. This was a senseless act of violence, Chief Thurman Whisnant said Thursday, adding that officers are working hard to bring justice to the coward who did this.
Officers responding to a 911 call about a shooting into a vehicle around 11 p.m. arrived to find Zakylen Greylen Harris with a gunshot wound to the neck, Hickory police said in a news release.
Hickory Police are asking for help in finding the people who shot and killed a 7-year-old boy on Tate Boulevard Wednesday night.
Hickory police held press conference on a shooting from Wednesday night that claimed the life of a 7-year-old boy.
Zakylen Greylen Harris died from a gunshot wound to the neck, according to a press release issued by Hickory police. He was a passenger in a vehicle driven by his mother on one of Hickoryâs main thoroughfares.
âItâs tough. We are here to ask for your help. We need your help. Someone out there knows what happened and we are asking anyone with any information to contact us,â Hickory Police Chief Thurman Whisnant said. âThis was a senseless act of violence ⦠The men and women of the Hickory Police Department will act tirelessly to see justice is brought to the coward that did this.â